Mulch can be almost any loose aggregate material that will stay put and not significantly reduce air exchange out of the soil. But what kind is best?

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Recently, I read that wood mulches can deplete the soil of nitrogen ... He hosts the “Garden Show” on WWL-AM Saturdays at 9 a.m. Email gardening questions to [email protected].

So let’s go to the brackets to see what works where. In this part of the country, the most common mulch material is probably hardwood bark. Most of it is a byproduct of the timber/lumber/paper ...