Re: Cultivating the soil?
ginny wrote:
>
> Nan,
>
> Depending on the mulch you use, you still might need to cultivate. If you
> use a bark mulch, these need to be cultivated periodically, otherwise they
> form a solid mass that weeds cannot penetrate, but neither can rain. I
> break my mulch up a couple of times a year with a triangular hoe-type tool,
> or in large areas with my Mantis. It rejuvenates the entire garden and
> looks great again.
>
> Ginny
Hi Ginny,
do you use freh bark mulch, or well decomposed bark mulch? the fresh
wood mulches do not seem to be as beneficial as the decomposed ones, or
those that decompose from the fresh state rapidly.
Mark
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