4 Smart Actions To Revitalise Your Garden With Mulch

Mulch is an excellent option when you're looking to control the growth of weeds, to retain water and to keep roots cool in summer. Mulch also retains moisture inside plants, which ensures that you don't have to water them as often as otherwise. With so many benefits, arm yourself with some mulching garden equipment and follow these smart actions to revitalise your backyard with mulch.

Choose The Mulch You Need 

Mulch is either organic or inorganic. Organic mulch consists of elements like leaves, compost, grass clippings and tree barks. Inorganic mulch includes rock, paper and rubber sheeting. Organic mulch is typically better suited for your goal to revitalise your garden because they decompose over time and will add nutrients into the soil. Compost provides a tremendous amount of nutrients and enriches the soil once it degrades, so you should ideally look for this when looking to plant strong and healthy foliage in your garden.

Remove Weeds

Your first action before mulching is to remove the weeds present in your garden. You can remove weeds with garden equipment like a bladed weeder by pushing the blade into the soil to pull the roots of the weeds out. You can also use herbicides for killing unwanted weeds in your garden. But you must be careful when using it because you don't want to end up killing healthy surrounding plants.

Apply Drip Hoses And Sprinklers On The Ground Before Mulch

Garden equipment like drip hoses and sprinklers are important for allowing water to penetrate into the soil once you put mulch. But placing them over mulch would render them less effective because not enough water will seep into the soil to enrich it. It's best to place them on the ground before you place the mulch over them.

Apply Mulch To The Soil

You will need to use garden equipment like a spade to apply mulch to the soil. Mulch should ideally be no more than 75 mm because overly thick mulch will stem the flow of oxygen into the soil, which will eventually kill your plants. That's why depth is important to focus on when you want to prevent weed growth, permit proper oxygen flow and retain moisture. Avoid placing mulch on trunks and stems because this could lead to rotting and soil damage. For the best results to revitalise your garden, apply mulch during early summer or mid spring.

Follow these quick actions using the right mulch and garden equipment when mulching soil to revitalise it.