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Re: mulching suggestions?

> From:    Patricia Hayward <pah9r@JUNO.COM>
> Subject: mulching suggestions?
>
> Does anyone have any good mulching suggestions?  I know in Mel's
> book he recommends old carpet (says it works the best) but does
> anyone have any experience with plain old regular bark/shredded
> mulch?

Patricia,
  I use a combination of grass clippings from our yard (we catch all
the clippings in a bag), thick layers of newspaper (it degrades
eventually, but helps keep the weeds and Bermuda grass at bay), and
shredded wood bark.  The wood bark is not used in my raised garden
beds, but I do use it in my perennial and ornamental beds, as well as
around my semi-dwarf fruit trees.  The newspaper/clippings mixture
seems to work well for me anywhere, including my garden walkways, and
has helped to reduce the mud factor when it rains, as well as keeping
the weeds and grass under some control (although with Bermuda, it's
an ongoing battle).

Eventually I plan to use the fallen leaves from our neighborhood, but
our trees are not big enough yet (it's a new subdivision) to do that.

Joan
cmathew@airmail.net
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/8098/
USDA gardening zone 7b (just north of Dallas, TX)
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