C26—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 21,1981 Mulches do much for garden LITITZ If the weeds in youi garden seem to have more enei gy than you do, why not try mulching ' Mulches cut down on weeds and also help the home gardenei in a number of other ways Mulches consei ve water by cutting evaporation losses, and may also help water penetrate into the soil, especially from hard showers, when most of the water normally runs oft Mulches also protect vegetables and flower plants from splashing mud and dirt Some mulches may even help protect plants from insect damage Many kinds of materials make good mulches Practically anything will work, so long as it allows the penetration ot water and does not pack to exclude air from the soil Organic mulches bi eak down some taster than others thereby enriching the soil However, it the mulch contains a high ratio ot carbon to nit ogen, a temporary nitrogen shortage in the soil could result unless extra nitrogen is added Sawdust and straw will do this You can harvest six dollars from a 3-foot row of lettuce. 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')UiK sdllsldCtuly ulld veiy di ll dlllU' tnass clippings die among the (.heapest and most readily available ol mulches The pioblem with glass clippings, howevei, is that they tend to lot and pack tightly This can De ovucoine by diymg the clippings hist, ui by stilting lepealedlv until diy once in place Oiass clippings aic piobabiy must at home in the vegetable garden 6U aw is anolhei excellent mulch loi the vegetable gulden Whedl sttaw is available tiom many tai mei s in the slate i ighf now Fine needles make an atti active mulch, especially loi azaleas, i hododendi ons, wild lloweis, and in natui alistic settings Cottee gi ounds ai e an excellent mulch loi small aieas They have a nice textuie and coloi Black plastic ib a good mulch toi controlling weeds, although it may be haid to apply attei plants ate aheady in the ground Widely used on vegetable guldens, it can be dieted up toi the tlowei gaiden with a thin covei layei ol anolhei altracliveinulch Newspapei also makes an el tective mulch that looks bellei when covered with a thin layer of another material First give the soil some extia nitiogen teililuei Then spi ead thi ee lo six sheets of newspapei on the giound Covei with a fanciei mulch mateiial toi the tlowei gaiden, oi with a thin layer of soil toi the vegetable gai den m oi dei lo hold it in place Anothei excellent mulch toi weed control in vegetables is aluminum toil It has the added advantage ol keeping the soil cool it also aids plant giowth by i effecting light back up undei the plants wifflii SWOPE & R D 1 MYERSTOWN PA Located 1 Mile S of Int 78 i 6 Miles N of Myerstown On Rt 645 in Frystown PHONE 717-933-4138 Cucumbers grow quickly from seeds planted in warm garden soil. 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