Q: I’m hoping you can answer a mulch question for me. Last year I put down newspaper and covered it with Cedar Grove compost (fresh, not in bags). This did keep the weeds down over the winter, but it ...

You recommended using newspaper as mulch in a recent column. I thought that in the past, gardening experts recommended that newspaper not be used because of the heavy metals in the ink. Have the ...

If you’re looking for some budget-friendly ways to tend to your garden this spring, the answer might be in your hands right now. Today’s newspapers, printed with natural, soy-based inks, are versatile ...

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Forget using newspaper to line the bottom of your bird cage. Instead, use papers to mulch your garden. Put down four or five layers of newsprint around your plants and watch weeds bite the dust. To ...

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If oxalis is smothering your garden like gravy over biscuits, consider sheet mulching. Or, if you've got a lawn you want to get rid of, or soil that needs enriching, sheet mulch it. With one nearly ...

Any gardener will tell you that mulching is one of the most effective and environmentally-friendly ways of controlling weeds and nuisance grasses. More than that, when mulching with certain materials, ...

Mulching improves the soil, and, finally, mulching saves you a trip to the dump. (I should point out parenthetically that because I passed my final exam, I am entitled to the rights and privileges ...

Q: I heard you can put newspaper down over the ground to control weeds and then top it with wood mulch. Is that a good idea? A: Sure is. Newspaper is wood, too - just in skinny form! In new beds, I ...