Question: In TX Hlll Country there is an abundance of wood chips, usually "cedar", which I have used as plant mulch. Since wood chips extract nitrogen to decay, do you consider chips a poor choice as ...

Q: I had a large hackberry and red cedar trees cut down and stumps ground up in my front yard. I now have a pile of chips around each stump. What would be the best way to return this area to St.

Black, brown, red, cypress, hardwood, pine, bark, nuggets, needles, stones – many options of mulch are available to a homeowner or a landscaper today. Such a cornucopia may make it difficult to choose ...

Jake Van Yahres from ReLeaf Cville and Van Yahres Tree Company shares the results of an experiment to see how soil is affected differently when covered with wood chips versus traditional store bought ...

Lots of people use cedar chips for mulch. That includes Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, but the college in Curtis also heats its buildings with cedar chips. It saves money for Nebraska ...

There are several important things for gardeners and homeowners to remember when torrential rains hit the area: Don’t add any additional water to this mess. It’s hard to believe, but I’ve seen more ...

Mulch does so many things. It saves work because it conserves moisture in the soil and blocks weeds. It prevents disease by preventing soil-borne pathogens from splashing up on the plants. And mulch ...