Local Gardening: Let’s Talk Mulch

When I started this column back in March, one of the first things I wrote about was the use of mulch and no-till gardening. These two things go hand in hand, and this is the time of year when they are most important. Soil evaporation becomes the biggest enemy of the home gardener as the weather gets hot and dry during the summer months. You can beat soil evaporation by applying thick mulch on…