Mulch and Ground Covers| Mastering the Garden
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🌱 In this episode, I explore something that’s been top of mind lately — ground covers.
Ground covers form one of the eight layers of a forest and play a vital role in any thriving garden, orchard, or food forest. They’re not just about filling space — they’re about protecting, nourishing, and bringing life to your soil.
I’ll chat about:
🌾 Why we need to mulch our soil
🧹 How to clear the space first
💚 Why living mulches (aka ground covers) are so awesome
🌿 What to consider when choosing ground covers
🌸 And the five categories I use to select them: herbs and edibles, nitrogen fixers, dynamic accumulators, natives, and pure joy
📖 Book mentioned: The Ultimate Food Garden (Fourth NZ & Australian Edition) by Selby Goldstone
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Chapters
1. Mulch, dead and alive (00:00:00)
2. Why mulch (00:00:21)
3. Intro sound over. (00:01:21)
4. add a segway (00:04:16)
5. End of wheelbarrow mulching (00:07:29)
6. How to Mulch Step One (00:10:24)
7. living mulch (00:15:22)
8. Ground Covers to grow (00:18:29)
9. Mineral Accumulators (00:24:39)
10. Nitrogen Fixers (00:26:59)
11. Low Growing Pretty Plants (00:28:34)
12. Natives (00:29:37)
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