How to mulch the garden in winter
With winter and it’s deep frosts thoroughly settled in, its time to start thinking about putting your garden to bed for the season if you haven’t already.
One of my favourite ways of doing this is by mulching my garden. This is an easy gardening job that you can take your time doing over the coming weeks and is fantastic for the garden and especially for soil health. Mulching surpresses weeds, feeds the soil, retains moisture and also protects plants and prevents soil erosion.
You can mulch using a variety of organic materials so it will work with all budgets. Some of my go- tos are rotted straw, compost, grass clippings, leaf mould and manure but my all time favourite mulch is wood chip. You can often get this for free from tree surgeons and it works brilliantly well.
All you need to do is layer up about 4 inches of your chosen mulch around shrubs and trees or on your garden beds. This might seem like a lot but it will keep those weeds done and also look really tidy once done. If you have containers you can also use mulch, just use a little less so it doesn’t spill out over the top of your pots.