Virginia Cooperative ExtensionClose, DavidRelf, Diane2017-11-302017-11-302017-05-23http://hdl.handle.net/10919/80661Discusses the benefits of mulching, including conserving soil moisture, reducing weeds and erosion, cooling the roots of plants, and protecting plants from winter damage.2 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.Gardening & the EnvironmentExtension publicationhttp://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/426/426-724/426-724.pdfMulching