This video looks at whether mulch lives up to it’s name about reducing the need to weed. The best mulches to use to reduce weed problems are manure, straw, wood chips and grass clippings. Try not to use compost to reduce weeds as weed seeds often get caught up in it.
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thanks huw, informative video. I like the idea of planting the (pea) seeds in a gutter. So easy to transplant.
Thank you Huw for another interesting update. I have trouble with bracken and nettles but I do have access to large sheets of cardboard and grass clippings. The two together seem very effective at weed suppression but I am not sure what long term effect they will have on the soil. People do keep saying that cardboard leeches nitrogen.
new video every Friday? GREAT!
cannot say how much mulch helps with bio organisms which creates much more airated and finer soil. keep up the uploads as the knowledge you donate via your youtube channel is well presented
Awesome video! Mulching has saved me hours of work already.
very good video ps. I live in Indiana but watched the election on BBC.com last night, very interesting
last fall, I put a thick layer of grass clippings over 2 of my beds. it turned into a nightmare, with millions of little grass blades everywhere. I had fall crops in there at the time too, which made it even more difficult to remove. never again!
Yes, the rain gutter! Why the heck did I not know about that? Learned something new–
Do you guys accept summer interns or know anyone in Wales who does? Love your channel!!
Could you do a video on what's best to use as a mulch ? cheers
I mulch everything too and i agree with everything you say there. Whatever i can pack in there, i'm packing in there. Gardening has become a joy, not a chore. The only places i have to weed constantly are the beds i don't have enough mulch for yet. Finding enough organic matter to keep up with those worms is the challenge now. More enjoyable by far than hurting my back, digging and hoeing. The plants love the constant moisture. I have not watered anything this year except watering in some plug plants and seeds.
Know what you mean about seeds in compost, great video, thank you!
I couldn't agree more, Huw! I've heard from a lot of people in the UK who avoid using mulch because of problems with slugs and snails. Have you noticed increased slug/snail damage in your mulched bed? Thanks!
Really good video! Another benefit to using a mulch like straw, when placed below plants like tomatoes, it helps to keep the fungus and bacteria that adversely affect the leaves and fruits from reaching them. In other words, it adds a protective barrier between plant and ground.
I find since I started mulching my weeding time is down to a few minutes a week.
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i find it pathetic that 1) someone asks if mulch reduces weeks … and 2) you had to do a video about it……
HELP ! 40 year old shrubs removed and stumps ground away from the front beds of my home. Weeds are everywhere, turned bare soil and remainders of small river gravel pebbles. I am not at all sure what do as it's been a very wet summer here in Nashville, TN. I have been told to lay cardboard a layer of compost then mulch. I could also use a woven black landscape fabric then much. I like your way of simply refining the soil to reduce the weed growth very much. What to do? Awesome video I enjoyed very much.
You have answered my question. We have very invasive weeds on our front bed which are a nightmare every year. We pull them out by the roots yet the return very quickly. This year we are going to pull them then add a thick layer of top soil – then sit back and cross everything! Thankyou for your help in deciding how best to deal with this 15 year nightmare.