Comments on: Ground Covers and Mulch https://ourtropicalsoil.com/2018/09/22/ground-covers/ Growing Food in the Tropics Thu, 29 Jul 2021 22:41:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Melanie https://ourtropicalsoil.com/2018/09/22/ground-covers/#comment-119 Mon, 22 Jun 2020 00:51:08 +0000 https://ourtropicalsoil.com/?p=304#comment-119 In reply to Hirotaka Kokubu.

Thank you so much for the kind words and encouragement!

]]> By: Melanie https://ourtropicalsoil.com/2018/09/22/ground-covers/#comment-118 Mon, 22 Jun 2020 00:49:43 +0000 https://ourtropicalsoil.com/?p=304#comment-118 In reply to Jenny.

Hello, that is awesome that you are starting a food forest! I have gotten my mulch from tree trimming companies. I get it for free using getchipdrop.com . I am really not familiar with store bought mulch so I cannot recommend any specific kind. A good mulch ideally will have a variety of plant parts. It will have wood, barks, leaves, and twigs. I would also recommend staying away from any mulch that has been color dyed. Mulch naturally breaks down and that is a good thing cause it will enrich the soil over time. However, weed pressure will increase as the mulch breaks down. In perennial plantings you can mulch your area and then plant ground covers into the soil. The ground covers will grow over the mulch and establish over time. As the mulch decomposes, weed pressure will be minimal because the ground cover will have spread. I hope this has helped answer your questions. Let me know if you have anymore.

]]> By: Hirotaka Kokubu https://ourtropicalsoil.com/2018/09/22/ground-covers/#comment-109 Sat, 13 Jun 2020 20:32:20 +0000 https://ourtropicalsoil.com/?p=304#comment-109 I reached your site by watching the prolific Youtuber John. I then read your article on the ground cover. Very educational to the general public. Congratulations. Keep up on your good work!

]]> By: Jenny https://ourtropicalsoil.com/2018/09/22/ground-covers/#comment-108 Sun, 31 May 2020 14:58:51 +0000 https://ourtropicalsoil.com/?p=304#comment-108 Hey I'm in ft Lauderdale and watch your YouTube channel. I'm starting a mini food forest at my mom's and am looking for a good mulch. I don't have a lot of plant material of my own so I was thinking of mixing grass clippings and maybe buying some eucalyptus or melaleuca mulch from Loews to start of.

What do you think?

And are you saying to include a ground cover as well as the mulch?

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