Sentences with phrase «as mulch»

I also use pea gravel as mulch in my flower beds and a walkway of pea gravel leading to a brick and flagstone walkway.

I use them as mulch for potted plants too!

«We might spread some compost as mulch every couple of years and top with a thin layer of leaves.

If you can't stand the idea of clippings breaking down in your yard, rake them up and use them in your compost bin or as mulch in your flower beds.

If you have enough plant material growing in your garden, you can even explore chop - n - drop mulching where you simply cut back excessive growth and let the cuttings fall as a mulch.

Use coffee grounds as mulch for acid - loving plants — roses, azaleas, rhododendrons, evergreens, hydrangeas and camellias.

And he's adamant that minimizing or avoiding digging — while top dressing with generous amounts of compost as mulch — can be a great strategy.

Can I use compost as a mulch?

Highlights of the textile production partnership include: water that leaves the mill is cleaner than the drinking water that enters it; excess fabric clippings are used as mulch by farmers in the surrounding area; and dyes pass the most rigorous tests for human health and the environment.

Use pinecones, lava rocks, concrete pavers or stones as mulch to prevent cats from digging.

Sweep the dirt as much as possible to get rid of organic material such as mulch and leaves.

Cocoa Mulch Cocoa bean shells are a by - product of chocolate production (which is how mulch made it into the «foods» category) and are popular as mulch for landscaping.

I've known of dogs that prefer specific areas, too, such as mulch piles that maybe have a mushroom - like aroma or taste.

• It can be used as mulch.

Some farmers and scientists have looked for ways to replace the chemicals with biological sources of fertilizer such as cover crops that can be plowed under or used as mulch to provide nutrients.

«A bigger cover crop is better at suppressing weeds as a mulch, but that comes with the cost of letting that crop grow longer, restricting the growing season for the corn or soybean.»

Shredding should only be used for large, hard materials such as tree branches, which can be used as mulch in the flower garden.

Used coffee grounds may be used for composting or as a mulch.

Instead of plowing, farmers leave crop residue on fields after the harvest where it acts as a mulch to protect soil from erosion and a source of organic matter.

Increasingly, schools have their own gardens, where students learn such key skills as mulching (laying materials such as straw on soil to protect it) and vermicomposting (using worms to convert waste to fertilizer).

Performance Summary: Aesthetic minded Landscape Technician with 10 + years» extensive experience in caring for established lawns by performing a variety of activities such as mulching, aerating and weeding.

The collection bag is big enough to hold a full charge worth of leaves as it mulches six bags worth down into one compact space.

Not exact matches

Each plate was covered in mulch, as if a lawnmower had passed too close; if the greens were more exotic than grass clippings, their recurring texture was equally unwelcome.

I grunted and groaned as I hauled dirt, hacked away at vines, chopped down trees and shrubs, and mulched.

As if to underscore that point our very old yet vigorous rhubarb plant in the backyard is doing its normal late - January thing, bursting through its own mulch with hot pink nubs of new life.

Cultural practices such as cover cropping, mulching, crop rotation, and balancing soil nutrients and biology are important tools for managing weed pressure, but... Continued

The simplest method of fighting transpiration water loss is to increase the humidity around the plants by wetting thick layers of mulch such as grass clippings.

Squash spreads along the ground providing a mulch as well as shade for roots and plantings.

Our mower is a mulching mower, and the theory is that the mower will destroy weed seeds and chop the grass and weeds so finely they would decompose and quickly act as fertilizer.

For those who don't have a food processor, I used my spice grinder to first mulch up the vanilla bean as the blade in my processor sits too high to grab the bean and mulch.

Improving water infiltration and retention capacity through high levels of organic matter and permanent soil cover, such as cover crops or mulch, which substantially reduce the amount of water needed for irrigation.

Weeds are controlled through crop rotation, mulching, cover crops, hand weeding, and mechanical methods such as flame weeding and other methods.

In the Coffee Factory wet method, 80 % pulp is separated «usually to be dried and used as arabica tree mulch» from the Kona coffee cherry after harvesting and the Kona bean is dried with only the parchment skin left on.

Reduce this water loss by boosting the humidity around the plants with a thick layer of mulch such as dried grass clippings (placed over top of the plastic mulch, if using it).

Reflective mulches also drastically reduced aphid infestations in peppers, thus lowering the incidents of aphid - transmitted viruses, such as tobacco etch.

Since plant leaves reflect far - red light, when a mulch reflects far - red, the plant reacts as if competing plants are nearby and puts out more leaves and grows taller.

Generally, organic soil management techniques such as organic fertilization, mulching and cover cropping improve soil structure and therefore increase the soil's water infiltration and retention capacity, substantially reducing the risk of erosion.

Right now I have about 12 bags of leaves out on the curb for the city to pick up (and mulch), but I've also saved three bags in my back yard to add to my compost bin as needed.

This stroller gives its best performance on flat surface as compare to rough terrain still it can tackle terrain like mulch, grass, or gravel.

Just as I teach my girls the alphabet, I also show them how to plant seeds, water and mulch them, and most importantly, how to harvest and prepare the food.

Sometimes it means filling dump trucks with mulch in the back yard while wearing a bicycle helmet as your hard hat.

Cover areas under and around the playground equipment with shock - absorbing material, such as sand, rubber, or mulch, 9 - 12 inches deep.

A New Jersey mom remarks how easy her Maclaren Triumph is to steer one - handed, and she took it on a nature walk through mommy terrain such as grass and playground mulch.

The Book for Two already has rave reviews about the smooth steering and the way it glides over «mommy terrain» such as grass and park mulch.

All were soon «digging in» to help spread mulch for Stony Brook's new Nature Play Area — at the direction of 16 - year - old Daniel White of Wrentham, who is constructing the play area as his volunteer - service project to become an Eagle Scout.

These have included repeated cutting, mulching, application of herbicide to freshly cut stems, and application of herbicide as a foliar spray.

The park district plans to update both the equipment and the surfacing of the playground with a mix of wood mulch and recycled, ground - up rubber tires known as Poured - in - Place.

We push each stroller through a test course studded with S - curves, and steer it between cones and over obstructions such as grass, mulch, and tree roots.

«Farm operation» means the land and on - farm buildings, equipment, manure processing and handling facilities, and practices which contribute to the production, preparation and marketing of crops, livestock and livestock products as a commercial enterprise, including a «commercial horse boarding operation» as defined in subdivision thirteen of this section, a «timber operation» as defined in subdivision fourteen of this section, «compost, mulch or other biomass crops» as defined in subdivision sixteen of this section and «commercial equine operation» as defined by subdivision seventeen of this section.

Hale would like to control community mulch piles as well: «I remember when I first heard about them, I thought, what a great idea, but think about it.