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Using Mulch to Improve Your Garden

Using Mulch to Improve Your Garden

Mulch is a workhorse in the garden. It protects plants, warms the soil, and retains moisture. Mulch can be natural or synthetic.

Natural or organic mulch typically comes from plants such as straw, wheat, or pine needles. However, sheep wool is also a wonderful mulch. Natural mulches degrade and become part of the soil.