I can confirm it works...I have done it on my herb beds.
Is it the answer to gardening? Nope - because you need a sh1tload of mulch and there isn't enough to go around!
However will it work for you? Heck yeah. Don't use bark though ....use woodchip. Woodchip should be free - talk to a treesurgeon - they are happy to get shot of it round here (I do pay for green trunks - they give me the chip). Use a boat load though 6" deep minimum, then make a hole for plants and push the chip back as they grow. You need to top up a surprising amount...2" a year. It retains moisture, supresses weeds and enriches the soil as it breaks down.
The one thing I would counsel is that you need a LOT. A builders barrow only covers a few square feet. I have a tipper trailer for the lawn tractor that I use now - and a long handled Devon shovel to load it. Back into place, dump, rake out.
Its a good idea and works well. Use the carboard base for initial weed supression too
Red
Is it the answer to gardening? Nope - because you need a sh1tload of mulch and there isn't enough to go around!
However will it work for you? Heck yeah. Don't use bark though ....use woodchip. Woodchip should be free - talk to a treesurgeon - they are happy to get shot of it round here (I do pay for green trunks - they give me the chip). Use a boat load though 6" deep minimum, then make a hole for plants and push the chip back as they grow. You need to top up a surprising amount...2" a year. It retains moisture, supresses weeds and enriches the soil as it breaks down.
The one thing I would counsel is that you need a LOT. A builders barrow only covers a few square feet. I have a tipper trailer for the lawn tractor that I use now - and a long handled Devon shovel to load it. Back into place, dump, rake out.
Its a good idea and works well. Use the carboard base for initial weed supression too
Red
