Mulch in the garden is one of the most important aspects of ensuring all your hard work pays off, whether it be in the veggie garden, a recently landscaped garden or a renovated and refreshed existing garden. If as anticipated, we have a hot and humid summer, garden soil will dry out very quickly and all but the toughest plants will suffer. This is particularly true with the veggie garden.
The purpose of mulch is to suppress weeds, add organic matter as it breaks down and help with water retention. It also serves to keep plants roots cool through hot periods and reduce transpiration and wilting. There are different mulches for different types of gardens, but on this post we will just concentrate on the veggie garden and the best mulch you can get is Amgrow's BFA certified organic sugar cane mulch. Much finer and easier to use than traditional sugar cane bales you may buy from a farm stall, this mulch does exactly what its supposed to in the veggie garden and ultimately breaks down into a really rich humus, adding more organic matter to the garden which is essential long term for veggies. Being BFA (Biological Farmers Association)certified organic is also a huge bonus if you are conscious of all the inputs you are putting into your garden. Nothing can be guaranteed with the cane mulch you buy from a farm as far as the chemicals that may be present in it.
Next week we will evaluate a couple of traditional mulches for the garden, Tea Tree, Cypress and Pine Bark if you are getting prepared for a Christmas clean up.
