Virginia Cooperative ExtensionRelf, DianeMcDaniel, Alan, 1948-Close, David2020-10-142020-10-142020-09-17http://hdl.handle.net/10919/100509Mulching is a practice adaptable to nearly all home gardens. To mulch is simply to cover the soil around plants with a protective material, organic or inorganic. Purpose, availability, cost, and final appearance of a mulch will be the determining factors in choosing which type to use. An evaluation of the more commonly used mulches follows.4 pagesapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.Extension publicationhttps://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/426/426-326/SPES-256.pdfGardeningMulchingMulchesSoil conservation