Are you tired of weeding and feeding you plants all the time? I sure get sick of pulling weeds all the time. They grow so fast and make the garden look terrible. Not to mention ruining the fertility of the soil for the plants you want to grow big and strong. Here is a way to make your own organic mulch which will provide a weed barrier, plant food, and help preserve water.
All you need to make a nice mulch is grass clippings. Your going to cut your grass anyway, so throw a bagger on the mower and your half way to making mulch for the garden. Put the clippings in to some type of composting container like a barrel or a garbage can. Preferably one with a lid on it. Put the bin full of clippings in the sun for a few days, turning or stirring it one or two times a day. Depending on how much sun it gets, it should only take a few days, maybe a week, to be ready.
Once you can clearly see the clippings have changes in color and also smell like a farm, it can be used. You are basically partially composting the grass clippings and then using them for mulch.
When your ready, check out my post on how to lay the mulch. I have pictures to show how I prepare the soil for mulching and how much better it looks when it is done.
Remember, Mother Earth smiles when you garden!
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