Rutty@sh.itjust.works to Gardening@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoArtichoke follow-upsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down10
arrow-up137arrow-down1imageArtichoke follow-upsh.itjust.worksRutty@sh.itjust.works to Gardening@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareKrauerkinglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoNot true for tight small city yards. I would need a layer of mulch deeper than any of my in ground plants could handle.
minus-squareSchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoI have exactly that, a 1” layer of straw mulch protected my raised garden beds. You can also use biodegradable “plastic” mulch too.
minus-squareSchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoYou don’t need raised beds to mulch them?
minus-squareKrauerkinglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoBut then the mulch won’t stop the weeds unless I do it deep enough to hurt my plants. I don’t understand why you are so adamant that works for you with a completely different setup is so important for me to do.
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Not true for tight small city yards.
I would need a layer of mulch deeper than any of my in ground plants could handle.
I have exactly that, a 1” layer of straw mulch protected my raised garden beds. You can also use biodegradable “plastic” mulch too.
I don’t have raised beds
You don’t need raised beds to mulch them?
But then the mulch won’t stop the weeds unless I do it deep enough to hurt my plants. I don’t understand why you are so adamant that works for you with a completely different setup is so important for me to do.
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