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This mulch I know: it’s good for your garden any time of year, but particularly in winter

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 15 November 2024

Whether compost, manure or wood chippings, a thick protective layer has a litany of benefits

“Mulch, I think, is one of my favourite gardening words. There’s something onomatopoeic about it: conjuring the soft, damp nourishment of the work it does to the soil.

In the simplest terms mulching is adding rotted-down plant matter to your soil to feed and nourish it. As with everything in the garden, however, people do like to complicate it.