All About Mulch | Ask This Old House

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In this video, Ask This Old House landscape contractor Jenn Nawada explains the uses and purposes for different types of mulch and demonstrates how to spread it out in a garden. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse. Landscape contractor Jenn Nawada talks all about mulch [https://thd.co/3w1mXpY] with Kevin O’Connor. Jenn explains why mulch is extremely important for a garden and just how beneficial it can be. There are a lot of different types of mulch out there so she goes over the various types of mulch that you might see and use. Skill Level: Beginner What are the Benefits of Mulch? • Maintains and improves the health of the soil through decomposition and introducing earthworms. • Prevents soil erosion by breaking the impact of falling water during heavy rainstorms and roof runoff (depending on where the garden is) • Controls weeds by acting as a barrier between weed seeds and sunlight. • Some even deter certain pests, since they contain natural oils that pests don’t like the smell of. • And it really makes a garden look finished and beautiful! Types of Mulch Non-Organic Mulch • Pros: Does not require regular replacement. • Cons: Contain harsh chemicals and none of these types contribute to the health of the soil, especially the rubber and plastic ones. Dyed wood chips will leach chemicals into your soil. Stones and pebbles also retain the sun’s heat for longer and will dry out the soil more quickly than organic mulch and can even burn the r

Published 2021-05-17 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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