I believe that any type of mulch may be used. Wooden mulch is for the most part decorative, but it also deters weed growth. I would say there aren't any disadvantages to Silk Oak mulch unless you know it to be particularly basic or acidic, in which case you would have to compensate.
I would advise using a compost as a topsoil before applying the mulch.
It shouldn't if it has been ground up.
No, the straw is used as a mulch to help keep the soil from loosing its moisture and to help prevent weed growth on strawberry farms. You can tend to your plants in a garden without it. Use some garden mulch to help you out.
A small garden "patch of land" used to grow vegetables.
It shreds or chips vegetable or garden waste - mainly green or dry leaves and small branches. This is then used as mulch, compost or disposed of. Basically a shredder reduces the bulkiness of garden waste by chopping it up into small pieces
Cocoa bean husks are used for mulch. It smells great in the garden.
It is not because it will kill the plants in the garden.
Yes, you can use newspaper as mulch in your garden. Make sure to layer it thick enough to block out sunlight and prevent weeds from growing, and avoid using glossy or colored sections that may contain harmful chemicals. Over time, the newspaper will break down and enrich the soil.
Keeping the garden green includes regular mulching. A chipper shredder turns home plant waste such as fallen branches and shrub clippings into mulch. A chipper shredder is also good for converting fall leaves into fuel for spring plants. With a chipper shredder on hand, yard maintenance should become easier. Homeowners can be sure their own mulch is free of pesticides and other chemiocals sometimes found in bagged mulch. Mulch can be used to maintain moisture in flower beds and eventually will turn to good soil. Those who compost may want to mix the garden shreds in for a richer endproduct.
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Pine mulch is used in the southern states because it is very easy to come across and it looks nice. But, mulch is mulch you can use it up north too. mulch is just a matter of taste for your yard.
The word originates in Asia. The Manchurian word is 'sirghe' and the Mongolian word is 'Sirkek' The word passed into Greek as 'serikos' via an oriental people from whom the Greeks obtained silk and smuggled the silk worms from China in the 1st century The word silk originates from Ol' Spain.
The type of mulch used is not typically what prevents the weeds. It is the amount or depth of mulch. The thicker the mulch, the more it prevents the weeds from getting oxygen and growing.