Preservation of water in the soil - moisture evaporates much less from a covered surface, there is no need for frequent watering;
Temperature regulation - on hot days, the root system will not overheat, and in winter it will not freeze;
Weed control - mulching with a layer of 4-6 cm thick prevents the appearance of unnecessary plants;
Soil improvement - closed ground remains loose, permeable to air and water longer;
Enrichment with nutrients - organic mulch decomposes over time, saturating the earth with useful components;
Regulation of acidity level - introduced pine needles, cones, bark or spruce branches, gradually acidify the soil;
Decoration of the site - the mulch under the trees looks neat, which means that the decorativeness of the garden increases.

What can be used for mulching?

It is not necessary to go to the store, suitable materials for mulching can be on the site or in the neighboring forest. Consider available options mulch with your own hands.

Dry leaves

A natural material found almost everywhere. Fallen leaves are collected in their own garden or in the nearest forest belt, then they are poured around the trunks with a layer of about 5 cm. The “fur coat” created in this way perfectly protects the rhizomes from frost.

Coniferous plants love acidified soils, which is favored by spruce and pine sawdust or shavings introduced under them. Large wood waste traps snow, organizing additional shelter. Before mulching, the land is enriched with nitrogen fertilizers.

The surface covered with ordinary pine cones, which used to lie to no avail. Any synthetic fabric is placed under this mulch to control weeds. If you do not walk on the bumps, then they lie whole for a long time. Similarly, the bark of coniferous trees, which is sold in many nurseries, is used.

Coniferous needles

Buying bark in bags is expensive, so for mass coverage it is easier to pick up the top layer of half-ripened needles in the forest. A thin layer should be raked so as not to harm the trees. The “prickly” layer protects the soil well, and small rodents and slugs do not like such shelter.

Gravel, stone or expanded clay

Mulching with pebbles or stone chips solves several problems: it keeps moisture in the ground, protects against overheating, prevents the growth of weeds and performs an aesthetic role. Inorganic materials do not rot, so they retain their original appearance for decades.

dry branches

Even in a small garden, some branches are constantly cut off. Usually they are burned, but if they are taken from healthy plants, then it is more expedient not to throw them away, but to cut them into small pieces with secateurs and use them as a mulching component for coniferous plantations.

How are coniferous plantings mulched?

The branches of plants located close to the ground are lifted or tied up, so they will not be damaged, and it will be more convenient to work. The boundaries of the covered area are outlined, the sod is removed. Trying not to tear the rhizome, the soil around the trunk is carefully selected with a loosener to a depth of 5–10 cm. The soil is dug at a distance of a meter or more from the trunk, starting from the far border and, moving closer to the plant, stop plowing when surface roots appear.

The earth can be fertilized with mineral additives or organic, for example, clover with pine needles. The surface is leveled and compacted, then the mulch is laid out in an even layer.

The considered methods of mulching are simple and can be used by most gardeners. The choice of a particular option depends on availability - why spend money when the right material is near your garden.

To improve soil characteristics as well as maintain quality composition soil is used tree mulching. This procedure not only keeps the soil from the action of the sun (prevents the formation of a crust), but also keeps moisture from evaporating.

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Why mulch the soil

To begin with, let's understand what is tree mulching and why is it used in garden plots. In fact, mulching is covering the soil with special materials (mulch). All materials are divided into two groups: organic and inorganic.

Organics include: wood waste (sawdust, bark, shavings), plants (freshly cut grass, straw, hay, nettles), as well as moss and needles. Popular inorganic mulch: paper (newsprint, cardboard), film (black, red - foreign novelty, transparent - rarely used).

Mulching fruit trees performs the following functions:

Warming of the root system (the soil does not freeze through);
Reflection of sunlight (if light mulch is used);
Preservation of moisture, prevention of rapid evaporation;
Weed control (they do not grow through coatings);
Provides preservation of friability of the soil.

Experienced gardeners note that in mulched lands, trees take on more adventitious roots, which positively affects their development.

So let's consider how to properly mulch trees to achieve maximum results. Since the mulch will serve as a shield from environment, before covering the soil, it is advisable to add useful trace elements to it and saturate it with organic matter. It is especially important to feed the plants if you plan to cover the soil with inorganic materials. Mulch should cover all tree trunks.

Thickness of organic coating layer:

Straw, hay, freshly cut grass - 10-15 cm;
Nettle (finely crushed) - 5 cm;
sawdust - about 7 cm;
Bark for mulching trees - from 5 cm or more;
Moss - about 10 cm.
Needles (overripe) - 3-5 cm.

Almost all inorganic mulch is laid in one layer (all types of film and cardboard), newsprint is spread in several layers (minimum 4). Unlike artificial turf, organic matter serves less, but, decomposing, saturates the soil with useful microelements.

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Peculiarities different types mulch

To protect against severe overheating of the soil is suitable mulching trees with sawdust or other light materials. Like a mirror they reflect Sun rays. In addition, moisture practically does not evaporate from under the material, even on hot days.
To saturate the earth with useful trace elements, you can use mulching garden trees nettle. It decomposes quickly and contains nitrogen, which has a positive effect on the growth of trees. Freshly cut grass is also useful, but unlike nettle, it takes a little longer to break down into useful substances.
Mulching with tree bark used to retain moisture and decorative purposes. It practically does not "exterminate" weeds, harmful plants germinate calmly through a layer of bark 3-4 cm. Straw or hay, as well as artificial mulch, will help to overcome weeds.
Mulching trees for the winter is best done with the help of moss. It retains heat well, so moss is often used in intensive gardens, that is, areas planted with columnar trees. Due to the conservation of heat by moss, the ground practically does not freeze, which is very important for all plants with a root system close to the soil surface.
inorganic mulch most commonly used for evaporative protection. As insulation is suitable except perhaps cardboard or roofing material (they often replace the film).

Common parsnip, or Field parsnip, or Sowing parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) in the wild is widely distributed in regions with a temperate climate (central Russia, the North Caucasus, Crimea, the Urals, Altai, etc.), but so far rarely found in garden plots. True, today the popularity of parsnips is growing quite actively. In animal husbandry and beekeeping, it is used as a fodder plant and honey plant, and in cooking - as a tasty and healthy vegetable.

The universal favorite among the decorative and deciduous perennials of the host conquers not only the beauty of the leaves. It is durable and relatively undemanding, in right place grows for many years, but it can hardly be called fast-growing. The hosta propagates easily, although you will have to be patient to get spectacular, highly decorative bushes. To independently increase the host collection, first of all, you need to remember the features of this culture.

Dill spreads well by self-sowing, so many summer residents do not consider it necessary to sow this crop every year on the site. But at the same time, everyone understands that dill and dill are different. And the greens of carefully grown dill in the garden in their own way palatability and flavor tends to be superior to dill, which grows on its own. In this article, we will tell you how to have green dill in the beds in sufficient quantities from early spring to late autumn.

Stir fry with beef, soy noodles, vegetables and Iceberg lettuce - a recipe for a quick dinner or lunch for busy person. It takes no more than 15 minutes to prepare it, and you can feed it to a couple of hungry mouths, which cannot bear to wait for a sophisticated dinner. Stir fry is a way of quickly frying vegetables and meat, which came to us from the east. Do not be upset if the wok is not among yours kitchen utensils. Regular frying pan with a thick bottom non-stick coating will fit too.

Among plants that can boast of variegated foliage, alpinia claims to be not only the rarest, but also the most original culture. It simultaneously reminds of bamboos and arrowroot calatheas, and sometimes even vriesias. True, it looks like the latter only with its inflorescences. Luxurious leaves, most often covered with variegated contrasting stripes, look so modern that the beauty of their flawless patterns and brilliance is impossible not to admire.

Vegetarian cabbage rolls from savoy cabbage with mushrooms - steamed cabbage rolls for diet, vegetarian and lean menus. Cabbage rolls are unusually tasty, very appetizing, and, if applicable to food, beautiful, unlike their counterparts from white cabbage, stewed in a brazier or fried in a pan. Savoy cabbage is tastier than white cabbage, the head is loose, it is easier to disassemble into individual leaves. The color of the leaves is from pale green to emerald green.

IN winter time every summer resident is looking forward to spring and is happy to open the season with the first crops of flower and vegetable crops for seedlings. But, unfortunately, the place on the windowsill is limited, and it is not always possible to place the required number of seedlings in cups in the apartment. In addition, some of the crops may simply not sprout, something will die ... And for us, summer residents, no matter how much you plant, it’s not enough! Therefore, at least some seedlings, but almost every gardener buys.

Growing annuals in the garden has at least two advantages over growing perennials. First, most of the popular annual plants bloom profusely throughout the growing season. Secondly, many letniki are freely sown and appear in the garden year after year with minimal participation from the grower. Which letniki can be planted only once, and then, following simple tricks, meet them in the garden every season?

You can cook jelly and meat salad with onions from pork knuckle. The knuckle, especially the back knuckle, is a very tasty and affordable part of the pork carcass, which you can feed a small company. From a 2-kilogram shank you get a bowl of meat salad and a large plate of jellied meat. There will still be meat broth, on which I advise you to cook cabbage soup or borscht. For this dish, we take the back knuckle weighing from 1.7 to 2 kilograms, I advise you to beg the meatiest one from the butcher.

Eggplants require sunny but short days, medium-warm temperatures without sweltering heat, sufficient moisture, but without flooding the root system. Provide such conditions in open field most regions of Russia is quite difficult. Therefore, earlier eggplants were grown only in protected ground conditions. With the development of breeding, it became possible to grow eggplants in open ground not only in the southern regions, but also in middle lane.

Among predator plants, sundew rightly claims to be the brightest and most expressive beauty. This plant attracts, first of all, with unusual textures and a play of colors. But the nutritional mechanism of this marsh and quite hardy miracle is so exotic that it is very easy to forget about sundews as plants, primarily ornamental ones. Sundews are quite demanding on humidity, but they are not so difficult to grow in ordinary living quarters.

A chocolate cake with custard made from simple and affordable ingredients turns out to be so tasty that rarely anyone is limited to one piece. Biscuit cakes are moist, it seems that they are made of real dark chocolate, although the recipe contains only cocoa powder. Creamy custard is delicate and light, goes well with chocolate biscuit. All this splendor of tastes complements coconut flakes, the ingredient is simple, but in this recipe, like a cherry on a cake, it comes in handy.

Although the calendar spring begins in March, it is very difficult to call this month spring. But May is already a real long-awaited spring, filled with aromas and multicolors of awakened nature. Fresh young leaves on trees and shrubs attract the eye yearning for greenery during the long months of winter. In May, the parade of primroses continues in the garden, delighting with colorful foliage and flowering ornamental shrubs, perennials, conifers are updated.

In the middle lane, the formation of grapes suggests the possibility of shelter for the winter period, which means that the guideline should be to maintain the head of the bush at soil level. Further north to big harvest you can’t count, but for such areas there are their own pruning principles. The article considers a sleeve-fan scheme for the formation of a grape bush, often used in the middle lane, and a cordon scheme, which has shown itself well in regions with a more severe climate.

Beef with eggplant with vegetable sauce in the oven is a simple, very tasty and not very high-calorie dish, which is quite important in our time. Sauce only from vegetables, no flour, sugar, milk or cream. Meat without fat, and, nevertheless, it turns out juicy and tender. Can be replaced with chicken fillet or veal. Eggplants do not need to be fried first, just a little salt to make them soft. TO ready meal I advise you to prepare a light yogurt sauce.

Before the onset of cold weather, every gardener thinks about how to properly prepare his site for winter. After all, each individual plant needs appropriate care, and its adequate organization is the primary task of the economic farmer. Extremely important role plays the correct insulation of trees, which can suffer from frost, strong winds and temperature changes. Let's talk on www.site about how to prepare a near-stem circle of fruit trees for the winter, and also answer the question: soil mulching - what is it?

In order for fruit trees to successfully endure the winter, something needs to be done. Trees need to be treated with special preventive solutions, the near-trunk zone should also be mulched and small fences should be built near the trees. Today, the topic of our conversation will be directly the preparation of the trunk circle.

Preparing the trunk circle for winter

Before proceeding directly to the insulation of tree trunks, it is worth eliminating all weeds around them. Next, you need to dig the earth ten to fifteen centimeters deep, otherwise the weeds may well germinate in the spring. Also, such digging will help to destroy the roots close to the surface, through which frost can go deeper. Then carry out preventive treatment of boles and skeletal branches of the tree with protective solutions.

Mulching trunk circles trees

Mulching is considered to be the most effective method for preserving trees in winter - covering the soil surface near plants with a variety of materials that can regulate water and air conditions in the most upper layers soil. In winter, mulch helps to reduce the depth of soil freezing. At other times of the year, such material makes it possible to retain moisture, avoid the appearance of weeds, saturate the soil with nutrients and ensure long-term friability of the soil.

Mulch or mulching material in general can be divided into two most basic groups, namely permanent and dynamic. The first group can include stone chips, gravel, as well as glass and other similar materials. They, admittedly, are characterized by more decorative qualities, although they help somewhat protect the soil. The second group is represented by foliage, peat, hay, bark (ground), sawdust, compost, etc. Such a mulch can not only protect the soil, but also effectively enrich it with useful particles.

Manure and humus can be used to cover tree trunks around trees. Also, many gardeners use spruce branches and burlap, matting and synthetic covering materials, represented by lutrasil, spunbond, etc., for this purpose. Many mulching materials can be found on the market.

Mulching trees for the winter can be done with moss. Such material is able to retain heat, so it is often used in intensive gardens. Since moss retains heat, the soil under it practically does not freeze, which is especially important for all crops with a root system located close to the surface of the earth.

After the earthen circle near the fruit trees is treated with a fungicide, it is covered with a layer of eight to ten centimeters mulch. If you prefer the use of humus and compost, the soil layer can be made thinner - about five to seven centimeters, otherwise such materials may simply rot. In severe frosts, experts strongly advise covering the mulch layer with spruce branches or sprinkling it with snow to a height of up to one meter.

by the most simple material for mulching it is worth recognizing the foliage. It perfectly helps to protect perennial trees from frosts down to -30C. It is advised to cover the root zone with foliage that has fallen from trees (extremely healthy) to a layer of twenty to thirty centimeters. Another plus of such a material is its ability to retain snow (spruce branches, etc., have such properties).

To insulate the trunk circle for the winter, materials such as felt, straw or reeds can be used. But they are most often used to wrap the tree trunk of young fruit trees. Burlap is wound over such material, and such a winding is fixed with a rope.

Additional Information

If you are going to mulch the trunk circle for the winter with sawdust, think about their origin. If such material came from furniture workshops, then it may contain a lot chemical substances. And sawdust from conifers trees are a source of many elements that can destroy the microflora and suppress the development of other plants.

Do not forget that the preparation of fruit trees for wintering may also include the warming of tree trunks. Such manipulation will be especially necessary for young trees, whose age does not reach five years, because they are still very sensitive to frost. Such crops may need protection with spruce branches, straw, felt, burlap, matting, or various synthetic materials - special agrofiber (lutrasil or spabond).

Proper insulation the near-stem circle of fruit trees will help such crops survive even the most severe frosts without loss.

Which perennial flowers, trees and shrubs need to mulch the trunk circles with the advent of cold weather? What is it connected with? What is the best material to use? What layer thickness should be? What can I do to keep the mulch from being blown away by the wind?

Zinaida Zueva, Leningrad region

When we plant plants, we try to keep the soil around it free of weeds. But in this case, in the cold season, the plants will not have any warming. Mulch is designed to protect plants in winter, as it reduces heat transfer between the soil and the atmosphere.

Favorably respond to mulching young seedlings of fruit trees and berry bushes, in which the root system lies shallow (currant, gooseberry, raspberry, sea buckthorn).

It would be useful to mulch and recently planted or rare varieties of most species of spruce, willow, bird cherry, Canadian shadberry, maples (riverine, silver, ash-leaved), white acacia, western arborvitae.

For phloxes, heleniums, peonies and many other perennial flowers, it will be useful to cover with a small layer of ordinary garden soil (it can be mixed with humus), since the growth buds of these plants grow upwards and often rise to the soil level, which increases the risk of freezing. Bulbous (lily, tulip, daffodil) mulch with a very thin layer. It is not recommended to mulch plantings of iris, the rhizomes of which often rot.

Used for mulching different materials, but you should be aware that fresh sawdust can acidify the soil and absorb nitrogen from it. Straw should not be used for mulching, as rodents can start in it, this is especially dangerous when covering bulbs.

Softwood litter as a mulch is useful for rhododendrons, heathers and azaleas. Ideal materials for mulching are fallen leaves and compost.

To prevent the leaves from scattering, they are covered with branches or nonwoven fabric. Now special devices are being sold for sheltering near-stem circles made of agrofiber and coconut fiber (service life 5-6 years).

The thickness of the mulch layer depends on which plants are covered, as well as on the climate and ranges from 1 to 30 cm.