Mulch
Mulch your landscape beds. This will help to save water, slow weed growth and keep soil cooler. Spread 1-3 inches of hardwood mulch or other organic material under shrubs trees, annuals and vegetables.
Other benefits of mulching :
Conserve moisture - allows for deep and infrequent watering thus saving water and helping to avoid drying out of the plants.
Subdue weed growth
Eliminate stress in shallow-rooted plants
Keep soil temperatures more stable, warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer.
Mulching can protect root damage, leading to stress on your plants.
Creates an environment that promotes numerous beneficial organisms that fight pests in the garden Earthworms thrive in cool damp soils creating a much healthier soil.
Provide nutrients to the soil and to plants
Improve soil structure and drainage
Can provide bark in a bed of landscape shrubs
Other benefits of mulching :
Conserve moisture - allows for deep and infrequent watering thus saving water and helping to avoid drying out of the plants.
Subdue weed growth
Eliminate stress in shallow-rooted plants
Keep soil temperatures more stable, warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer.
Mulching can protect root damage, leading to stress on your plants.
Creates an environment that promotes numerous beneficial organisms that fight pests in the garden Earthworms thrive in cool damp soils creating a much healthier soil.
Provide nutrients to the soil and to plants
Improve soil structure and drainage
Can provide bark in a bed of landscape shrubs