{"id":1370,"date":"2022-08-19T21:11:44","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T15:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scenicpixels.com\/?p=1370"},"modified":"2022-08-19T21:11:44","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T15:41:44","slug":"what-is-mulching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/horticulture\/what-is-mulching\/","title":{"rendered":"What is mulching?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/99zEL0lGFy4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">What is mulching?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A mulch is a layer of material added on the surface of soil where you are growing plants. Several types of mulching can be used. You can spread organic material like chips of bark or some other material like small stones or rubber pellets. Even aged compost and degradable plastic has been used as mulch.&nbsp; Cardboard and old newspaper can be used as semi-organic mulches.<\/p>\n<p>Mulches can conserve soil moisture, reduce the growth of weeds and in certain cases improve the visual appeal. We have used mulching with shining white river stones in our garden with an excellent visual appeal. Mulching can stabilize soil temperature and moisture and prevent the growth of weeds from their seeds.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1373\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1373\" style=\"width: 1592px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1373\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scenicpixels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Shining-white-river-stones-to-beautify-garden.jpg\" alt=\"Shining white river stones to beautify garden\" width=\"1592\" height=\"675\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shining white river stones to beautify garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the downside, a thick mulching can prevent water from light rains reaching the soil. Unduly thick mulching can reduce the oxygen level in the soil. Both of these could be harmful to plants. 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