Mulching keeps your soil "alive" by providing a home and food for the microorganisms that do all the hard work keeping your soil balanced and healthy.
It helps by:
Adding humus to your soil.
Reducing moisture evaporation from the soil.
Keeping the soil cool.
Reducing weeds.
Helps retain water. Quick-temp. fix for weeds. I think it also gives Nitrogen to the tree that the mulch surrounds. Also if in a park Mulch helps stop grass from growing around the trunk of the tree so when the weed wacking crew comes around they dont have to go close to the trunk and therefore wont damage it.
Mulches reduce the loss of water in the soil. They also prevent weeds from growing.
Plastic mulch is one of the most popular. This mulch helps regulates the soil temperature. It also helps reflect sunlight unto the leaves of plants to increase photosynthesis.
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Mulch is used to cover the top soil in order to protect the nutrients from pests. Moreover, it strangles out any weeds that are growing around the desired plants. Compost can be used as mulch to a great effect. Cedar wood mulch would be an excellent pest deterrent.
I personally use pulverized sea shells as a mulch. This is very sharp to insects, but is filled with tons of minerals and nutrients and can be digested by Earthworms, etc. Plus, it smells like Old Bay seasoning.
The main purpose of mulch is for added visual effect to your garden. It is not necessary. It does however have multiple benefits, such as deterring weed growth and helping to keep soil moist in the hot summer months.
Mulch retains moisture in the soil, deters weeds, and keeps the soil from eroding.
Maintains soil moisture, keeps plant cool in summer and warm in winter, helps to control weeds, improves soil fertility, and helps the overall growth of the plant.
milk producing animals can be called mulching animals.
To much can kill ur tree
Trees are converted to lumber, mulch, or paper products.
enough to fill an entire 10000 acres of trees
I'm guessing it's wood chips from trees that were not treated with pesticides and such
== solution of cutting trees: 1st== what do you mean by that? the soulution of cutting trees is to make them..... INTO MULCH!! or wait for the garbage man to come pick them up. =] Your Welcome~ ===
Mulch is an ideal ingredient for improving the health of your trees and garden plants. To correctly use mulch, begin by applying it at six inches from the base of the plant and working outwards until the desired area is reached. Avoid using excessive mulch against the base of trees. This will cause moisture to directly contact the bark. Moisture will inhibit the transfer of food from the leaves, causing the roots t to roots to die back and eventually causing premature death. Too much mulch will also prevent waterfall from reaching the soil below. Apply a thin even layer to the surface surrounding the tree or plant.
it is beside one of the purple trees you have to dig it up
Deciduous trees leaves fall in the autumn and rot on the ground and form a mulch which in turn feeds the tree.
Paper (various types), Mulch, Power, Jewelry, Architecture, Art, and most importantly, AIR.
Keep mulch about 6-12 inches from the base of the tree. A wide ring 1-2 times the size of the drip line is ideal, but most people don't find that to be pretty enough. Mulch layer should be about 4" thick.
Buttonwood trees are utilized in the production of tanbark, otherwise known as mulch, as well as for charcoal. These trees are mostly native to tropical America. They are evergreen trees and are also known by the name button mangrove.
The key can be found in the castle by the rock. It also can be found in the purple trees. Its location changes daily.
It depends on the type of dye used. Many companies manufacture organic dyes that are safe for trees and human contact. Ask the mulch supplier about the dye manufacturer and research the company. Many colorants also contain other additives, such pesticides and mold inhibitors, which may be harmful or safe for trees and humans. Use care when applying colored mulch (or any kind of mulch) around the base of a tree. You don't want to pack the mulch around the trunk, which may damage the bark contacting the mulch. When properly applied, colored mulch can actually enhance the organic structure around the tree, just like other forms of wood mulch. Two of the most important considerations are the raw materials and the equipment used to make the mulch. You can find a vast number of websites citing the environmental destruction caused by harvesting cypress trees for mulch. In most areas, you can find mulch made from bark, wood waste (including pallets, sawmill waste, and logging slash), and more renewable wood sources. These mulches can offer good visual appeal and landscaping function. Buying mulch made from waste materials helps reduce the amount of wood sent to the landfill or burning pit, and it is better for local economies. Also, mulch quality can vary greatly with the equipment used to produce it. Mulch produced in a single pass through the grinding equipment often has fewer fine particles for better cover. The equipment should also have some sort of metal separation device to remove nails and other forms of ferrous metal that can end up in mulch. Ask your mulch supplier if the equipment and raw materials meet these requirements.