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How to Find Inexpensive Mulch
Gardening as well as l as well as scaping have become more popular as well as the price of supplies has drastically increased in recent years. Mulch - which is anything that covers the ground as well as smothers weeds - can be expensive from the garden store. Here are some inexpensive sources of mulch for your yard as well as garden.
- Ask your local l as well as fill if you can take some flattened cardboard home for your garden. They usually will if you call ahead for permission.
- Place a square of used carpet on the proposed garden area as well as leave it over the winter. By spring, all the weeds will have been smothered as well as it will be easier to start a garden here.
- Get a permit from your local Forest Service to collect rocks. In Idaho it costs five dollars. Rock makes a great mulch as well as will extend the growing season by retaining heat into the night.
- Ask your local coffee shop if they throw out empty burlap coffee bean bags. (These also make a great wrap to protect shrubs through the winter.)
- Many cities or municipalities will collect branches as well as leaves in the fall, which are ground or chipped into a mulch. They often are available for free to local residents at a service center or some other location. You will need to contact the appropriate office in your area to check. Be sure to bring your own rake or shovel, containers or pickup truck.
Don't use colored newspaper or ads for mulch in a garden because of the chemicals it contains. Black as well as white newsprint is fine.
