Mulch
Mulch Wilmington, Kennett Square, Hockessin
302 - 442-7327
Hardwood Mulch prevents water loss from around plants. Hardwood mulch makes an
excellent back drop to set off your plants and flowers. Hardwood mulch does compact causing a dry
condition under the mulch. Hardwood mulch can be any mulch containing any kind of hardwood.
Hardwood mulch is also good for erosion control on sloped planting sites. Hardwood Mulch consists of
ground bark and other shavings from trees that are not usable for lumber. Hardwood mulch is shredded
and composted bark from hardwood trees. Shredded Hardwood Mulch This mulch is good at suppressing
weeds. Because of the density of hardwood mulch, it insulates and protects your plants from extreme
temperatures better than most mulches.
Mulch
302- 235 - 7322
Mulching is one of the most important ways to maintain healthy landscape
plants. Mulches reduce the growth of weeds, when the mulch material itself is weed-free and applied
deeply enough to prevent weed germination or to smother existing weeds. Mulches keep the soil cooler in
the summer and warmer in the winter, thus maintaining a more even soil temperature. Mulches prevent
soil splashing, which not only stops erosion but keeps soil-borne diseases from splashing up onto the
plants. Mulches prevent crusting of the soil surface, thus improving the absorption and movement of
water into the soil. Mulches prevent the trunks of trees and shrubs from damage by lawn
equipment. Mulches can add to the beauty of the landscape by providing a cover of uniform color and
interesting texture to the surface. Mulching is a very important practice for establishing new
plantings, because it helps to conserve moisture in the root ball of the new plant until the roots have grown
out into the surrounding soil. Mulch can also be used to cover trails, driveways, and play and natural
areas. Mulches are often made simply of ground-up bark, preferably hardwood bark, and preferably oak
bark. Mulch is anything that covers the soil for the purpose of preventing weeds, conserving moisture,
or moderating the soil temperature.
Mulch Maintenance
– after a month or so, check your mulch for compaction. Mulch can be applied
anytime in perennial beds and around trees and shrubs. Nature produces large quantities of mulch all
the time with fallen leaves, needles, twigs, pieces of bark, spent flower blossoms, fallen fruit and other
organic material. When applied correctly, mulch has the following beneficial effects on plants and
soil: Mulches prevent loss of water from the soil by evaporation. Organic mulches can improve the soil
structure.
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