It's no secret that mulching solves several typical problems of the gardener. It is important not only to find the right material, but also to find the ideal solution for each culture. Mulching straw in a greenhouse and open ground will be an excellent option for several crops.
Hay or straw for mulching
Mulching with straw is suitable for several crops:
- The most common mulching strawberry straw. This material does not acidify the soil, but after rotting it also serves as additional fertilizing. It is important to mulch strawberries with straw after it is well dried. You can not put wet mulch, as this will lead to staining and decay. Straw is laid in a layer of about five centimeters. They cover the soil at the stage of flowering of the bush. In the future, even after the draft, the berry will not lose its marketable appearance, will not be affected by the fungus and will not start to rot.
- Mulching beds with straw and potatoes is also common
option. In this case, we also use cardboard. He is laid directly on the beds immediately after the snow falls. After such a shelter weeds without light will die. Next we make holes for planting potatoes. The size of the hole is slightly larger than the tuber itself. Next, we lay a layer of mulch about 20 cm just over the cardboard. - Mulching straw in a greenhouse and open ground is also suitable for garlic, basil or planting blackberries. If you lay the layer up to 20 cm, it will gradually settle and you will get a shelter of about 5-6 cm.
Mulching with straw gives you the opportunity to lay on the beds something like a blanket. This blanket reflects the sun's rays and retains moisture in the soil, and also prevents fruit from contacting the soil after precipitation and rot, and from some pests will help save the crop.