Apparently people like mulch!  This blog has seen a steady increase in hits since I posted the ‘free mulch’ tidbits several weeks ago.  So, I thought I’d take this opportunity to preach to the choir about some mulch benefits:

• Mulch keeps the soil warmer
• Mulch retains more water
• Enough mulch naturally squelches weeds
• Mulch adds more nutrients to soil, especially compacted soil
• By adding more nutrients, mulch helps attract beneficial creepy crawlies – like worms & bugs
• Worms & bugs help aerate the soil, making it less compacted
• Less compacted soil is better for growing things
• When we have things growing in our yards, we attract beneficial insects
• Bees are beneficial insects/pollinators
• We would do well to attract bees
• So mulch, mulch, mulch!

That’s all for now folks!