Can You Reuse Last Year's Mulch: The Answer That Will Leave No Doubt
Knowledgeable gardeners are ready to compose legends about the benefits of mulch, but there are also those among them who are still not aware of the rules for using covering material.
For example, many gardeners are tormented by the question: is it possible to reuse mulching material that was already used last season?
An expert of the online publication BelNovosti, agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh gave a clear answer.
Rather than reapplying old mulch, it should be removed in the spring.
The covering material should be disposed of, for example, by burning it.
Why is it worth taking such drastic measures? The thing is that old mulch is usually a habitat for various pests, as well as pathogens of all kinds of diseases.
If we talk about what kind of mulching material to choose, then, despite the many types of mulch that exist, one is universal – lawn grass.
It can safely be called an ideal covering agent - lawn grass does not produce shoots, does not fly away and does not cause harm.
