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
Yes, I agree especially if this is shredded wood which mats. In the old
perennial gardens in Europe there is the view that forking or spading
does help reviralize the plant, as it areates as well as root prunes.
But I think that if we prepare the soil of the bed very well then this
is not perhaps as necessary. then again, this means that we have to be
especially careful in regrads to compaction. Nothing heavy should ever
go across the bed, even a lot of walking directly on the bed should be
avoided.
Mark
Mark
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