How to Organically Mulch and Fertilize your Garden to Grow Better Food

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Mulch is an excellent organic fertilizer for your vegetables. But did you know it has many many other benefits too? Watch this video to know what they are as well as the best mulch to use, how to apply mulch and 3 mulching tips at the end. Here are the materials you can use to mulch: Wooodchips Leaves (better shredded) Tea leaves Straw Grass clippings Used coffee grounds Comfrey Nettles Plant materials Bark Black plastic Old carpets Cardboard (sheet mulching) How to prepare a raised bed video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97icQHwRyi8 Take a look at my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HuwsGardenNursery Keywords: Fertilizer Mulch Organic gardening Organic mulch Vegetable Gardening

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That was helpful. I had only thought to mulch over winter and I had not thought to use grass cuttings. I need to improve my soil so I shall get onto this but I think wood chippings should come later for me as they would take much longer to decompose.

my only problem is fire ants! I've tried many many organic methods of dealing with them to no avail. When I go to work in my garden I have to gear up almost like a bee keeper.

Could you use a mix of apple wood chips and grass cuttings? It would be very high in nitrogen?

learned a lot thanks!

thanks, nice video.
do all the benefits of mulching hold good for container gardens as well? And in a tropical country?

Thank you for your video. I did not even think to mulch the onions with leaves. I usually use them for bedding in the chicken coup.

Mulching is very important!
If your neighbors use chemical fertilizer on their grass, is it still organic mulch?

Thanks for the vid! Don't forget the standard juglone disclaimer. There are several plant types including nightshades that can be injured by the juglone contained in fresh Black Walnut and Butternut leaves. So make sure those leaves are partially composted beforehand.

At 3:00 i did not understand what you said, why should we cover raised beds in winter?
Thanks in advance, keep up the good work :-)

excellent episode Huw and thank you for having me on your program! Mulch has allowed me to move completely away from store bough fertilizers.

Nice ep

very informative video and even with a surprise gusset. :-) Happy birthday by the way.

a great source for wood chips are tree service companies that clear trees and branched along roadway power lines

This was very helpful! I wish I would have known this last fall, because now its time for me to start my seedlings :)

Very well presented thank you and very informative.