Rutty@sh.itjust.works to Gardening@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoArtichoke follow-upsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down10
arrow-up133arrow-down1imageArtichoke follow-upsh.itjust.worksRutty@sh.itjust.works to Gardening@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareKrauerking@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoNot true for tight small city yards. I would need a layer of mulch deeper than any of my in ground plants could handle.
minus-squareSchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoI have exactly that, a 1” layer of straw mulch protected my raised garden beds. You can also use biodegradable “plastic” mulch too.
minus-squareSchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoYou don’t need raised beds to mulch them?
minus-squareKrauerking@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·25 minutes agoBut then the mulch won’t stop the weeds unless I do it deep enough to hurt my plants. I don’t understand why you are so adamant that works for you with a completely different setup is so important for me to do.
Not true for tight small city yards.
I would need a layer of mulch deeper than any of my in ground plants could handle.
I have exactly that, a 1” layer of straw mulch protected my raised garden beds. You can also use biodegradable “plastic” mulch too.
I don’t have raised beds
You don’t need raised beds to mulch them?
But then the mulch won’t stop the weeds unless I do it deep enough to hurt my plants. I don’t understand why you are so adamant that works for you with a completely different setup is so important for me to do.