The garden will turn into a garbage dump: what an experienced gardener never uses as mulch
Fastidious gardeners cannot do without mulch, because it allows them to solve several issues at once.
This includes protection from weeds, moisture retention, and the creation of microflora favorable for plants.
There are a great many materials for mulching. They all have a number of advantages and a small number of disadvantages that are almost unnoticeable.
However, there are materials whose disadvantages greatly outweigh the advantages. One such example is newspaper mulch.
They say it helps to get rid of weeds and at the same time helps to create favorable conditions for cultivated plants.
An expert of the online publication Belnovosti , agronomist and author of the blog Conscious Gardening Anastasia Kovrizhnykh said that in reality everything will be completely different.
The newspaper will lie there until the first rain, and an hour after it "falls apart" into small pieces. Then these particles will dry out and scatter all over the area. As a result, the garden will turn into a garbage dump.
But there is another problem. The paint will get into the soil. Both black and white and color cause serious damage to the soil and plants.
An alternative is to use cardboard. Its benefit is that it will actually prevent weeds from growing.
