Although plasnc mukh hasa good ellmon all maps,
|| does nos add humus |o sells, and as lheselaase nal as
appnapsaale la a semule vllhge salualuan vhess adsls
muss be buall up hmn waslesand [mm mulch

llaweyes, evesy lype bl nsgnnlc mulch msseases
yselds and we should sheselnse use all ayallable
snalesaals (or sol] sesnlsandn. Mulch valiml’l is she
elamesshane al mapleal hdsne gardens, and green mulch
and nee legumes she essenm] accumpanunenl bl maan
enaps and aseecnaps

Speclal muldnes may be used an lsapaeal aseas, gmwn
na pnwsde N. l’, K (la-inmL-s naanlsey, l-uuanssl, and \0
ancsease aas deeaease pl-l Pine and legume mukh may
benelal she growth ul bmmelladi lpll sesl, buckwheal
and nul husks sesse la saase she pH DI garden soils, as
do many bark mulchss

Fm llae conlml, loo, ll pays lb rake undes bamboo
and slump eanes, and mmulz lhe leal snulsla lhmugh
anamal beddlng or puullsy sssawyasds asanshes u!
legumes and Image laws may alsd be used m lhe same
way, an shess palh saa she gander:

In she sampanl gsasslands lhas seplacs lallen lbsesls,
lhese ls lallle else he can dd shan le slspmow and
mulch whlle nus m-eslabllsh The (mung clslishmg as
ampunanl, as aeed-lsee mulch lealled mud“! psassl
as besl los placlng asound valuable clap Seed-head
mulch should nsallae placed an gardens sas aseas avhese u
"us!“ be a n nse All spvacs 0! needs and grasses
give weed-"lee mulch when mu m seed Many uselssl
lsee specles pmads leal mulrh. and so use saccllenl
slsla lbs mlesplanuna uaah twp, has eaamplu lamanak
an dsy aaeas, Casunrlmza an sand, and legumes an a!)

 

These as absoluldy an. excuse llas bummg any dsganlc
wasles In lhe lsapacs, as even large logs qulckly ml
undes (he onslaughl bl Iungl, lesmsles and beelle
laavae Al she same lame, lags psaavade causaeslope
bassleas agalnss munseabn eacslbn, unnl new saees sale
hold.

clacpnul huslss havea variety aal uses, Ml lhe leass ul
which ls as muleh less a valued cnap such as vanilla
usehads. rheas ane dsawback as shal lhey huld small
seeladns bl wales whlch wlll bleed msasquamea, bus on
many sslands lhey wall also be available (wllh palm
ssnndsl lo shaed lo a hls|1hn mulch 01 hlgll pelash
value, la lauan and slum lo acuyaled lnllesl chasmal,
or (a be used as a solid luel. Sluedded bark and broken
shells are adeal mulehes lbs glngu’, lumene, and vanes,

I have run laund any cnap or lsee sulled so she
speeane lbcalaly lhal dues nos grow, psaduse. and shnve
nl muleh, naasany widespread pesl lhas gmssly allecls a
ualal polyrnllnm yleld Ginsu, laso, beans, bananas,
palms, lnm lsees. lluwess, yams, swees pdaala, melans,
ek els. have been lslaled ln lhkk mulehes cal slsaw,
lnands, nus husks, easdbuasd, and slwdnsl, A lhaclc
mulch alsnnsl lolally esadlcales klkuyu glass and ashes
peaslslenl grasses In she held saluandn, easenslve
muldullg as ollen ampsacllsal, pansnalasly al as as caned
an Imm nll lhe sue, Howeves, a padnees snap al
quldegmwmg laee Au: bananas, legumes such as
lablab, deep-mung mm y, and a gmv: ol bamboo
and palms wlll pnavade seanunusaus mulch has game";
and mm :mps,frull lives and valued planls.

Gm 3 an ealaausled sas pour lsap al sells as
passable, bul she easly waasls 0| mhiblhlanon lakes hasd
wurk, seed, easenlaal le ,. s sa-souaces, and a snasegy

 

 

 

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MULCH w GARDENS

min by a IW :flal, cncnnul husls and sea a (max al lussas
nmvlfle mulch has sums 91mins ullmlzlllllwlon .aadaal

 

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