Originally Posted by Ottawa

I have a little garden area that I just started gardening. Is mulch
necessary and do I really need anythign else. This area previous had flowers
but had been overtaken by weeds. I basically dug down about a foot in teh
garden to remove as much weeks and junk as possible. There were a lot of
roots in there. Anyhow I mixed in some topsoil, a bit of bonemeal and just
transplanted straight in. Anything wrong?


"Maryc" wrote in message
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simy1 Wrote:
you can mulch now, and it will eliminate most of your weeding, reduce
your watering, and help get the soil prepared for next year. Mulch
all
the way to the first set of leaves for each plant (ten inches for
tomatoes, two for thyme), then spread it flat at the end of season.
You
need to have a tree company deliver four or five cubic yards of free
wood chips. They are a pain to spread with the plants already in, but
at least you have to do it only once. if you put newspaper down before
applying the chips, most of the grass will die also.


I agree!! Sounds just like the advice that I would give!!


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Maryc