According to a expert, pine needle mulch is good for garden soil but does nothing to the acidity. Pine needle mulch does not ...

Mulch has many benefits in the garden, like retaining soil moisture, insulating roots, and deterring weeds. Spreading a layer of mulch also makes your landscape look tidier. But there are so many ...

ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - I was teaching our new class of master gardeners recently about mulches, and the question about pine straw came up. One lady sheepishly admitted that while she lived in ...

Starting a vegetable garden can be a rewarding prospect for any homeowner. In addition to having fresh veggies on the ready, digging in the dirt has big health benefits. Though yanking out weeds might ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I took some elephant ears and banana plants from Thibodaux and planted them at ...

A mulch is a material, usually organic but sometimes inorganic, that we use to cover the soil surface around plants. Organic mulches, such as leaves, pine straw, processed bark, processed wood, dry ...

Gardening experts explain why mulch is important in the winter, when and how much to apply, and the benefits of mulch.

I think I’d be hard pressed to find a gardener unaware of mulch, that stuff you put under plants to help keep down weeds and make your landscape beds look more defined. But there’s more to mulch than ...