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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

📸 Let’s connect: @whitestrawberriespodcast
📘 Join the convo on Facebook: White Strawberries Podcast

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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)

23 episodes

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Manage episode 513599725 series 3660994
Content provided by Samantha Penman. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Samantha Penman or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

🌱 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

📸 Let’s connect: @whitestrawberriespodcast
📘 Join the convo on Facebook: White Strawberries Podcast

  continue reading

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)

23 episodes

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