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jtjmartin · May 16, 2017

I use whatever I can source for free. Last year a neighbor had pine needles bagged up. It makes a wonderful mulch. I always mulched, but TVers encouraged me to go 4-6 inches deep. Weeding took about 5 minutes a week.

This year it's aged mulched leaves that I picked up curbside in the Fall.

May 16, 2017	#7
jtjmartin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Williamsburg VA Zone 7b Posts: 1,110	I use whatever I can source for free. Last year a neighbor had pine needles bagged up. It makes a wonderful mulch. I always mulched, but TVers encouraged me to go 4-6 inches deep. Weeding took about 5 minutes a week. This year it's aged mulched leaves that I picked up curbside in the Fall.