Difference between revisions of "Mulching"

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A field is covered with a layer of hay through winter after having removed all weeds.
A greenhouse prepared for winter. A layer of straw covers all soil and protects the few plants that will stay the winter over. The straw copies the fallen leaves in a forest. Underneath, micro-organisms and little creeping animals will survive and work on the soil to make it healthy and fertile. Weeds are suppressed.
Fallen leaves make a natural sheet of mulch.
In nature, soils are overspread and not bare. This is a soil that is covered with a sheet of mulch. This soil has a crumbly texture, allows water to pass through and is a rich environment for many micro-organism that need oxygen.

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 File:Mulching in greenhouse.jpg|A greenhouse prepared for winter. A layer of straw covers all soil and protects the few plants that will stay the winter over. The straw copies the fallen leaves in a forest. Underneath, micro-organisms and little creeping animals will survive and work on the soil to make it healthy and fertile. Weeds are suppressed.
 File:Natural mulch - leaves 111223.jpg|Fallen leaves make a natural sheet of mulch.
+File:Soil below a cover of mulch 111223.jpg|In nature, soils are overspread and not bare. This is a soil that is covered with a sheet of mulch. This soil has a crumbly texture, allows water to pass through and is a rich environment for many micro-organism that need oxygen.
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