http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/11/20/spreading-grass-mulch/ Daily photo-journal of organic market gardening: growing local food with two acres and some tools...! Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:50:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/11/20/spreading-grass-mulch/#comment-8409 Mike (tfb) Sun, 25 Nov 2007 15:10:40 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/11/20/spreading-grass-mulch/#comment-8409 Hi ewa: This is the first time I'm trying grass mulch, so I won't know how well it worked until spring, next April to see if the garlic is coming up OK, and then in May and June to see how well it suppresses the various weeds. For the last couple of years, I've <a href="http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/03/14/checking-on-the-garlic/" rel="nofollow">mulched the garlic with straw</a>. That has worked out well. I spread maybe 2-3" (5-7.5cm) deep (would've used a bit more if I'd had it), and it kept most of the weeds away, and also retained moisture (the soil was noticeably cool and moist well into a dry spell). Hi ewa: This is the first time I’m trying grass mulch, so I won’t know how well it worked until spring, next April to see if the garlic is coming up OK, and then in May and June to see how well it suppresses the various weeds. For the last couple of years, I’ve mulched the garlic with straw. That has worked out well. I spread maybe 2-3″ (5-7.5cm) deep (would’ve used a bit more if I’d had it), and it kept most of the weeds away, and also retained moisture (the soil was noticeably cool and moist well into a dry spell).

]]> http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/11/20/spreading-grass-mulch/#comment-8309 ewa Sat, 24 Nov 2007 22:29:46 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/11/20/spreading-grass-mulch/#comment-8309 Hi, Could you share your experience on the garlic grass mulching - does it help garlic to grow better? greetings, Hi,
Could you share your experience on the garlic grass mulching - does it help garlic to grow better?
greetings,

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