Benefits of using Mulch
- Low cost
- Helps retain moisture in your soil
- Suppresses weed growth
- Helps protect soil organisms and plant roots
from heat & cold
- Encourages Earthworm activity and development
- Coarse enough to allow easy water penetration
- Heavy enough to stand strong
winds
- Locally produced, totally
organic product
- Free of artificial colouring agents. (many
black mulches are coloured)
- Will slowly decompose and enrich your topsoil
Using green Mulch may consume a small amount of nitrogen out of your
soil in the decomposition process. In our experience Australian Native
plants don't seem to be affected by the use of green tree mulch. However
we suggest that a small quantity of nitrogenous material such as aged or
processed chicken manure, dynamic lifter or blood and bone be placed
around the base of heavy feeding plants (e.g. Citrus, Roses,
etc.)
