In last week's column, we considered organic mulches and clear, black and red plastic film. This week we'll wrap up with some thoughts on green and silver plastic mulch, biodegradable mulches and a ...

Most people see a pile of junk tires and just scoff at the ugly site. Not Paul Burke. He perks up like a kid at a playground when he envisions colorful ground-up tires used as landscaping mulch. The ...

Plastic mulches have been used in vegetable production in the United States since the 1950s. Black plastic (polyethylene) mulch generates warmer soil temperatures and holds more moisture than bare ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. If all you've heard about mulch is bad puns like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mini pine bark nuggets make an attractive and effective mulch in the Alfred B. Maclay pollinator garden. I think I’d be hard ...

Plastic mulches have been used in vegetable production in the United States since the 1950s. Black plastic (polyethylene) mulch, which alters the plant's growing environment by generating warmer soil ...