Best for: Garden beds and vegetable gardens Newspaper Photo: istockphoto.com Shredded black-and-white newspaper can be used as an effective weed suppressant. Apply two to three layers at a time, then ...

If you haven’t been using mulch in your garden, you’re seriously missing out on the benefits of this horticultural secret weapon. The best mulch for landscaping beds can help conserve water, keep ...

Like many columnists of a certain age, I often write about hot new trends, to give my readers the illusion that even though what’s left of me dates back to the Jurassic era, I am still totally cool, ...

For many homeowners, spreading mulch is part of the ritual of tidying up the garden after the growing season. Some will use landscape fabric under the mulch, in the hope that it will prevent weeds ...

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 ...

Being a widely spaced crop, mulberry suffers heavy yield loss due to weed growth which reflects adversely on silkworm cocoon productivity and profit of the farmers and hence it is essential to control ...