4 Compelling Reasons to Use Mulch in Your Yard
Mulching is not only beautiful and aesthetically pleasing, but also very practical.
An expert of the online publication Belnovosti, agronomist, and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh named as many as 5 reasons that will convince you to mulch your garden beds.
1. Mulch serves as a kind of prevention of soil crust formation.
This means that nothing will interfere with the germination of seeds and the supply of oxygen to the plant roots.
2. The material used in the mulching process is able to inhibit the growth of weeds.
The seeds of annual weeds have virtually no chance of germinating through a layer of mulch, and it will be much easier to pull the rhizomes of perennials out of the ground.
3. Mulch is especially useful for areas located on a slope, as it reduces soil erosion.
This same advantage of mulching should be taken into account if there is heavy rainfall.
4. Finally, with the help of mulching you will have the opportunity to smooth out temperature fluctuations.
Under a layer of mulch, the soil freezes noticeably longer, say experienced gardeners, and in summer it overheats less. This is important for many crops, for example, for clematis.
