Organic mulch keeps soil cool, moist, and weed-free while boosting long-term soil health. Great natural mulches include compost, chopped leaves, pine needles, and straw. A thick 3-inch mulch layer ...

The following vegetable garden trellis ideas will elevate both your edibles and the look of your landscape. Make It Multi-Functional Jessica Sample ...

Place them between raised beds to lead the way through the vegetable garden or at the entry and exit points. Related: The 5 Best Raised Garden Beds, Tested by BHG Utilize an A-Frame Laurie Black ...

Synthetic mulches such as black plastic over the planting rows and permeable landscape fabric between the rows are excellent synthetic sources of mulch in the vegetable garden, and can raise the ...

According to Texas A&M University, a well-mulched garden can yield 50 percent more vegetables than an unmulched garden space, thanks in part to mulches’ ability to reduce foliage and fruit diseases.

Almost all vegetables in your garden benefit from most any type of mulch. Each type has its own unique advantages and disadvantages. Mulch is classified broadly into two categories — organic and ...

In a vegetable garden, mulch right after planting, too. The following spring, “pull the remaining mulch aside and plant into the spaces,” Dr. Fonteno said, and “then maybe add a little more ...

Vegetable gardens are best mulched with materials such as straw, leaves or grass clippings that break down by the end of the season. Avoid working wood chips into garden soil as it can slow growth ...

Shredded newsprint makes an excellent vegetable-garden mulch, especially when mixed with grass clippings. A 1- to 2-inch layer is fine.

Despite the issues with straw, I am convinced that it is the best substance for use as vegetable garden mulch. First, it is cheap. Every year, we buy four bails of straw and pay about $4 apiece.