I always mean to do more mulching than I actually achieve. I know it's a very good thing to do to the beds - cuts down on watering and suppresses weeds - if it only killed earwigs as well, it would be a wondrous thing. It's pretty good, anyway.
Usually, by the time I get organized to do some summer mulching, it's August. Here it is, June, and I have done quite a bit. I believe this is all due to the early warm weather we had ths spring. As I remarked to a gardening friend the other day, I feel as thought we have already had 2 months of summer!
I am feeling particularly smug today, because we bought 10 bags of mulch at 15 % off at Rona today - and Rona was already selling mulch cheaper than anyone else I had checked out. I may actually get all my beds mulched this year!
Plus: last fall, I was planning on growing some veggies this summer, and figured I should get some straw for mulching. And, around Hallowe'en, the nurseries always sell bales of hay for decorating. So, I bought a bale and left it out back over the winter and now am using it to mulch my tomatoes and cucumbers. I am very pleased with myself.
Any time now - I'll find out that mulching with straw causes earwigs to multiply excessively or slugs to attack veggies with extra voraciousness. In the meantime, I am basking in my farsightedness.
Confession: I chose this topic because I really wanted to use that title!
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