24 May 2018 Mulch

[Durgan]

24 May 2018 Mulch
Posted on May 24, 2018 by Durgan
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Ten cubic yards of wood chip mulch was purchased ($10.00/Yard) and delivered to my driveway. It was taken by wheelbarrow to cover the garden about 70 wheelbarrow loads. It will be moved the next few days. The tomatoes planted yesterday were mulched with about 2 yards of chips about 3 inches deep. All parts of the garden are mulched for moisture retention. Water is usually supplied by four 50 gallon containers from gutter pipes from the house roof. If insufficient then city water is used.

 

[Silentrunning]

24 May 2018 Mulch
Posted on May 24, 2018 by Durgan
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Ten cubic yards of wood chip mulch was purchased ($10.00/Yard) and delivered to my driveway. It was taken by wheelbarrow to cover the garden about 70 wheelbarrow loads. It will be moved the next few days. The tomatoes planted yesterday were mulched with about 2 yards of chips about 3 inches deep. All parts of the garden are mulched for moisture retention. Water is usually supplied by four 50 gallon containers from gutter pipes from the house roof. If insufficient then city water is used.

Please keep this updated during the growing season. I have been mulching with grass clippings and straw. If you have satisfactory results with the wood chips, I may try that next.

 

[Durgan]

Grass and straw were tried, both a pain. They coagulate, and move. Grass is particularly miserable. Straw composts too slowly.

The chips were found to be perfect. Readily available. Stay in place and compost in about a year. Rain water permeates readily.I have been using them for close to ten years. They sure improve moisture retention.

 

[Durgan]

27 May 2018 Mulching
Posted on May 27, 2018 by Durgan
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Ten yards of wood chip mulch is slowly added to the garden. The chips are moved from the front driveway to the garden area by wheelbarrow. It is spread by hand in the row. rows.

 

[headfullofbees]

Please keep this updated during the growing season. I have been mulching with grass clippings and straw. If you have satisfactory results with the wood chips, I may try that next.

I mulch with woodchips and it is better than satisfactory.

 

[Silentrunning]

That makes sense. Look where some of the richest soil is. It’s right in the woods where the deadwood is decomposing.

 

[Durgan]

I consider mulching essential. Nothing is worse than dry ground between the rows of vegetable plants. Dry ground is usually dead. A dry crust grows nothing and keeping it at a healthy moisture level without some cover is impossible. A hot Sun drys ground very quickly, particularly with a breeze.

Some years by taking care the rows are so close that the vegetation of the plants shields the space between the rows. Usually too much trouble in a large patch also picking is difficult. But a small table garden it is effective. Plant spacing is made by spacing in the row.

 

[Durgan]

28 May 2018 Mulching
Posted on May 28, 2018 by Durgan
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The main garden was mulched by adding four wheelbarrows of wood chips. There is about half the 10 yards delivered still in the driveway. This will be applied to the various bush berries and decorative trees. The boards still in the garden are covering seeds that have not germinated yet.

 

[Durgan]

31 May 2018 Mulch
Posted on May 31, 2018 by Durgan
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All of the garden bushes have a wheelbarrow of wood chip mulch applied to the base. This is for moisture retention. The complete garden is now mulched except for some minor touch-ups. Ten cubic yards are sufficient for my garden. Most chips disappears in about a year.

 

[Durgan]

1 June 2018 Mulch
Posted on June 1, 2018 by Durgan
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The main growing garden is now covered with wood chip mulch. All the bare areas are now being covered. If other plantings are required the mulch will simply be moved aside in a row. This means the mulch can be applied at anytime. I move about a yard a day from front to back. It is hot work since it is now getting quite warm. One more day should finish the mulch work. As an aside no insects have yet appeard this year.

 

[Durgan]

2 June 2018 Mulch Covered
Posted on June 2, 2018 by Durgan
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All cultivated areas of the garden are now covered with wood chip mulch. All small bushes have a thick layer round the stems. This is to retain moisture as much as possible. Ten yards were used all transported from the driveway to the garden area by wheelbarrow. The garden vegetables are all protected by mulch. If weeds show the mulch is raked aside and the weeds removed. Mulch inhibits weeds somewhat but many get through. It took about nine days to move all the mulch.