While you're cozying up during winter, your garden is working, growing cold-hardy plants and prepping for spring. The mulch ...

Do I need to buy fresh bulbs each year? SOPHIE: Ideally, it’s best to grow climate-compatible bulbs that you can simply plant in your garden and they’ll grow year after year. But Sophie says she makes ...

Q: I would like to add a wood-mulch product to my vegetable garden. The product I would like to use is made from mesquite and eucalyptus wood. Would adding the eucalyptus chips as a component to the ...

Mulch is one of the things every gardener considers a “must.” It conserves moisture, keeps roots cool, and, if it’s organic, it breaks down and improves the soil. But mulch is not an effective way to ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. As readers of my posts know, I’m enrolled in UC Extension’s Master ...

Mushrooms grown on mulch made from bay and eucalyptus leaves experience changes in flavor and, to a small degree, in color, while those grown on bay leaves are better in quality, according to a study ...

Q-Recently I have seen eucalyptus chips advertised as an alternative to pine bark mulch. Is there any great advantage to using them? A-According to a local supplier, eucalyptus mulch holds its reddish ...

All ornamental plants greatly benefit from mulching when it’s done correctly, says LSU AgCenter horticulturist Allen Owings. Good mulching can have several beneficial effects on plants, the soil and ...

ot sure what kind of mulch to use in your landscape? You're not alone. The choice wasn't easy not so long ago when your options were basically cypress mulch, pine bark and stones. Now gardeners are ...

Following the principles of Florida-Friendly Landscaping is a great way to have a healthy landscape without harming the environment. Today’s topic is the fourth principle, mulch. Adding mulch around ...