Mulch It!: A Practical Guide To Using Mulch In The Garden And Landscape

Mulch protects the soil, minimizes weeds, contributes to plant health, encourages earthworms, reduces water needs, and cuts down on the gardener's labor. In Mulch It! you'll find a complete guide to the relative cost, appearance, insulation value, thickness, weed control, water penetration, moisture retention, and rate of decomposition of more that 50 mulching materials, such as:

Bark and wood chips - oyster shells - Pine needles - Plastic - Stones - geotextiles - Paper - cocoa hulls

Learn how and when to mulch and find out which material is right for a specific purpose. From landscaping to vegetable gardening to flower gardening to flower gardening to planting trees and shrubs, mulch can help you increase your property value and create a beautiful, professional-looking landscape.

Weeding. Watering. Soil improvement. Frost and heat protection. Wouldn't it be wonderful if these gardening and landscaping chores could be simplified with one easy method? They can This book is a reader's guide to the gardener's secret weapon for healthy, carefree and beautiful gardens and landscapes - mulch. Advice on every kind of mulch and on how to use mulches on everything from landscape plantings to vegetable gardens makes this the one book that gives readers everything they need to know to use mulch most effectively.