Sentences with phrase «mulch around the plant»

To prevent re-seeding, it is recommended to mulch around the plant.

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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.

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).

Use fast - growing lettuces and radishes as a living mulch around slow - growing plants like tomatoes and cabbages.

Tell students to lay the mulch on top of the soil around the base of the plant.

Buckwheat: Growing buckwheat around pepper plants can attract pollinators and other beneficial insects, as well as serve as a green mulch (cut and chop the buckwheat and lay on the ground in garden beds).

So while I still pee in my compost heap from time to time (stop me if this is TMI), I have also taken to peeing any and everywhere where we have a carbon - based mulch applied around plants.

The Austrian pines, for example, the arborist told me, could be helped by adding acidic cedar mulch or flowers like rhododendrons and azaleas around their base, instead of planting grass seed, which my neighbor has done.

• Cleaned grounds by performing sweeping and raking duties • Collected debris and garbage and ensured that they were properly disposed off • Planted grass, trees and flowers according to set instructions provided by the head gardener • Applied mulch to designated areas and pulled weeds around bushes and flowers • Operated lawn mowers to perform grass cutting and shaping work • Performed preventative and regular maintenance on equipment and tools such as mowers and clippers

Also, mulch to conserve water around plant roots.

Edge the grass around walks and trees plus add fresh mulch to your planting beds.

Then, you're not having to mulch around that or have bare spots in the mulch when the plants die or it comes fall time and they get cut back.

Use deep organic mulches such as bark or wood chip to smother weeds around plants.

Use deep wood chips or bark to mulch the earth around your plants, and manure or compost the ground around fruit trees and bushes.

3 Apply a mulch of manure around your plants.