Sentences with phrase «mulch for»

I use them as mulch for potted plants too!

Clients who decide to replace rather than repair can get a rough estimate of how much carpet for the family room or mulch for the yard they'll need using the site's «Calculators.»

I no longer put in mulch for two reasons.

Here's how to pick the right mulch for your plants and personal preference.

Spruce: Rather than dish out major dough on seasonal flowers and other plants to round out our yard, we headed to Home Depot to stock up on landscaping mulch for less than $ 4 per bag.

Choose fire resistant materials such as metal siding and roofing or crushed stone in place of mulch for landscaping and home renovations,

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

In fact, from the green benefits of public urination, through a public urinal that feeds plants with pee, to peeing on my garden mulch for fertilizer, some have argued I have a mild obsession with all things pee - related.

Promising soil management techniques include controlled grazing; mulching with organic matter; applying manure and biosolids; use of cover crops in the rotation cycle; agroforestry; contour farming; hedgerows; terracing; plastic mulch for erosion control; no - till or conservation tillage; retention of crop residue; appropriate use of water and irrigation; and integrated nutrient management, including the judicious use of chemical fertilizers.

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.

You can add mulch for next to nothing by buying bales of straw from nearby farmers or using shredded newspaper printed with non-toxic vegetable ink.

Thus, both mulches could be a suitable alternative to polyethylene mulch for broccoli production in the Pacific Northwest,» the researchers said.

This material should be covered with 2 - 3 inches of mulch for protection and to make sure it lasts.

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.

You can then save the shredded leaves to make leaf mulch for a variety of things in the spring, like feeding your garden.

It has small wheels designed for flat surfaces, but could handle some mommy terrain like grass or playground mulch for a short period of time.

If you own a landscaping company you might be able to barter free landscaping or mulching for the lessons.

Not exact matches

After an impromptu «mulch stomp», Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett joined Marquette University High School President Father Warren Sazama and DPS Market Development Director (Mid Central Region) Jack Manganello to thank the volunteers for their hard work.

Some tasks were stuff like counting wood blocks, raking mulch, painting, and grew in responsibility depending on experience, and for some activities, skill.

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

This partnership recycles 90 percent of western Ventura County's green waste to create mulch and compost for its use.

The shells are utilized for filler in some animal feed and also for mulch in gardens.

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

The «rastrojo reserva» is, I believe, set aside for compost or mulch, or may be a fallow field.

Wood that's too damaged to use for new pallets is turned into other products like mulch or animal bedding.

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.

The «Coffee Growing — Environmental Leadership» section covers water body protection, including criteria for width and type of vegetated buffer zones along permanent and seasonal water bodies, and use of chemicals or waste storage near water bodies; protection of soil resources, including measures to control and prevent erosion and use of organic mulches and cover crops; conserving biodiversity, including maintaining a shade canopy, protecting wildlife, and establishment of conservation areas; and environmental management, including pest and disease control.

Organic coffee is very difficult to grow without the presence of shade trees to provide habitat for beneficial insects, birds, and other organisms; to provide natural mulch; to aid in nutrient cycling; and to help in weed suppression.

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

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

Plan your garden out for maximum access for harvesting, weeding (for shame — use plastic mulch to eliminate them), and for the viewing pleasure of your envious friends.

It's called IRT Mulch (for Infra - Red Transmitting) and it is available from mail order companies and garden shops.

A wide variety of mulches has been used with peppers, and determining the one that is right for the home garden depends upon a number of factors, including climate, decomposition of the mulch, and the use of colored mulches to increase yield.

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.

Adding mulch to the garden, feeding the animals, stacking wood for next year's fires and on and on.

Except for a flat land everything needed to be assembled, mulch moved, concrete mixed, shrubs planted and benches painted.

This adventurous spirit climbed right up onto a mountain of mulch with the big kids, but looked for a little help with the dismount.

The Chicago Park District will accept trees for mulching on Jan. 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wires, tinsel and other decorations should be removed from the trees.

«Britax B - Agile 4 Stroller» performs well on grass, mulch, city or park walk, it is not made for the extremely rough terrain.

The small wheels are designed for flat surfaces, but can handle some mommy terrain like mulch, grass or gravel.

The smooth glide wheels are designed for smooth surfaces but can handle a little of mumy terrain like grass, mulch or uneven pavement.

It rolls on 6 ″ hard rubber wheels, the front wheels are swivel, but can be locked straight for rough surface.i9t is very easy to push on grass, playground mulch, city roads & other uneven surface.

Great for mommy terrain like grass, playground mulch, or gravel.

The larger wheels on XT make this stroller suitable not only for flat surfaces, but also for rougher terrain like grass, playground mulch or gravel.

These tires are not for jogging, but they will handle all - terrain like grass, playground mulch or gravel.

The front wheels are double swivel wheels that can be locked straight for rougher surface because of the large air - filled tires it will handle a lot of terrain like grass, mulch, or uneven pavement with ease.

The day before that at the castle park, he was looking for ants in the mulch.

The front wheels are swivel, but can be locked straight for rougher terrain like grass or mulch.

It's designed for flat surfaces, but can handle some so called mommy terrain like grass, mulch or gravel.