Fallen leaves, which are discarded every year, have been transformed into a resource that can replace waste plastics, a major ...

Many years ago early in my agriculture/gardening career, I discovered a book written by a woman who developed a novel way of gardening. Ruth Stout’s gardening technique involved applying layers of ...

Green Science Alliance developed plant biomass based biodegradable mulch film for agriculture. This product can be purchased ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently awarded a four-year, $744,000 grant to a team of researchers to develop new mulch films for agricultural crops that are not only sustainable and ...

Whether you’re a home gardener or an industrial farmer, you might be familiar with mulching films — plastic sheets laid over the soil to protect seedlings and promote crop growth. But like many other ...

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Do You Need to Mulch Every Year? No, you don’t have to mulch every year, but doing so can benefit your garden. Choosing to mulch isn’t a one-size-fits-all task and depends upon several factors. "It ...

Learn when and how you should mulch plants in the fall. In all its variations, mulch is a garden's and gardener's best friend. You can shred all of those autumn leaves or use another type of mulch to ...

While it makes sense in certain cases to mulch in spring, in other cases, there are good reasons for not waiting and mulching in fall, instead. In fact, you may decide to mulch some areas of your ...