Mulching – What you Can and Cannot Use

May 31st, 2006

Do you need an inexpensive way to mulch your vegetable garden or Rose Garden?  Well, just look around, you can use almost anything that you find in your yard for mulch. 

You can use grass clippings, spoiled hay, straw, newspaper (well, that’s in the yard when it’s first delivered, maybe?)  The one thing you may not want to use is fireplace ash.  Ash can damage growth for roses and other plants, so it’s good to stick with more natural things.

Before you use grass clippings and other yard debris, let them dry for a couple of days to slow down the decomposition. This will deter the heating you would get in a compost pile,  and be sure the clippings are not up against the stems of the plants – that can cause rotting.

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