Mulch insulates the base of your plants; keeping them warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. Mulch helps to maintain the soil around your plants, and not all over your yard. Mulch is an easy and inexpensive way to add the beauty of your residential or commercial landscaping, by providing consistent color and texture throughout your landscape.
One of the most important attributes of mulching is the long-lasting effect has on the health and protection of the soil, trees, plants, and flowers its shields, and safeguards. Mulch protects soil from baking and drying out, by altering the soil temperature and serving as an insulator to accommodate the surface needs in both summer and winter seasons. It also serves in the reduction of soil compaction by acting as a buffer layer from heavy rains, equipment, and people. Mulching is extremely important in reducing the growth of weeds and other soil-borne diseases from intruding plants. Mulch also adds nutrients to the soil which helps improve the soil structure and plant growth. One of the best advantages of mulching is its ability to retain soil moisture allowing water to penetrate the soil, reduce evaporation, prevent erosion and drought, and minimize the need for manual watering. This is especially crucial in times of dry weather and as an effort to reduce manual labor.
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