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Using Mulch
NYC Compost Tip Sheet
Get all the dirt at www.nyccompost.org
Bronx Compost Project at the New York Botanical Garden (718) 817-8543
Brooklyn Compost Project at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (718) 623-7290
Manhattan Compost Project at the Lower East Side Ecology Center (212) 477-3155
Queens Compost Project at the Queens Botanical Garden (718) 539-5296
Staten Island Compost Project at the Staten Island Botanical Garden (718) 362-1010
What is mulch?
Mulch is a protective covering of material that is spread over the soil surface to improve your garden. Organic mulches are made from recycled plant materials, such as compost, yard waste, or chipped woody materials like tree branches and Christmas trees.
What does mulch do?
Mulch reduces evaporation from the soil surface, keeps down weeds, and stabilizes soil temperature. Mulch also protects sloping ground from soil erosion and stops soil compaction caused by driving rain on the soil surface.
How to apply mulch:
Mulch can be spread around individual parts as far as the distance of the outermost branching (this is called the drip line); or mulch can cover an entire garden bed.
Weed the area to be mulched. Apply up to 3 inches of mulch. Use less on shallow-rooted plants such as rhododendrons azaleas.
Be sure water is still able to penetrate the mulch; don’t smother the roots of the plants. Make sure the mulch doesn’t touch the stems of plants or the bark or trees, or it may cause rotting.
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