Choosing the Best Mulch for Landscaping Adding the right type of mulch to your garden comes with many benefits. In summer, mulching helps your soil hold moisture and deters weed growth. Certain kinds of weeds require sunlight to grow, but mulching your soil can prevent heat from germinating pesky weeds. All that said, choosing the …
Best Practices for Mulching Mulching has several benefits for your garden. It can help in preventing weed growth and soil erosion, it can even help moderate soil temperature. Indeed, mulching is a great way to keep your garden in great condition. Get great results from mulching with these best practices. Doing the process properly will …
When you look at your garden or landscape, do you feel like something is missing? It might just be that you don’t have mulch to give your home’s landscape a finished appearance. The look of mulch can definitely change the way you look at your garden and even increase the value of your home or …
When you think of warmer weather you think of sunny skies, green grass, and flowers blooming. Something you might not think of is the busiest insect out there, the bee. Yes, bees can be nuisances and they can even be fearful. But, they are the reason we have beautiful flowers, fresh produce, delicious honey, and …
Why Beans are Best in Fall! With fall nearing, you may be worried that your fresh produce supply is nearing the end of season. Even though colder weather is around the corner, you still have time to grow a crop of delicious beans in a little over a month’s time! Bush beans are a choice …
Leaves are changing, mums are popping up, and pumpkins are making their seasonal debut on porches all over Wisconsin. All of the fall decorations have us thinking about our fall garden preparations and fall mulching options. Investing a little extra time with your garden now will benefit you when it’s time to replant in the …
As we are wrapping up summer, now is a good time to prepare for your fall gardening needs. Some vegetables don’t grow as well during hot summer conditions but thrive in the cooler fall weather. Though certain vegetables are suited better for cooler conditions they should be planted now before the cold weather arrives. It …