Mulch Q

DSavona777 · May 5, 2006

I have a question about newspaper mulch. I've read a few posts about how newspaper makes a good mulch, but I've always planted without any mulch at all. (Maybe that's why I have problems...) Forgive me if this sounds naiive, but I'm a newbie. When you mulch with newspaper, do you just spread out newspaper? Do you shred it? Am I missing something here?

BTW, I'm in southern Connecticut and plan on planting in about a week, as it's warming up nicely here.

DSavona777 · May 5, 2006

Thanks John. When are you planting, by the way?

jermen · May 5, 2006

hello

i mulch with papers as well. i take a 5 gallon bucket..fill it half full of water...then dunk the paper in the water..and spread it nicely under the tomato plant (about 2 sheet thickness), and any bare soil.

then cover the paper with mulch so it does not blow away.
no weeds, and no dirt splashing up to spread deseases. it sounds like a lot of work, but it really is not.
hope this helps.

jeri

Tomstrees · May 5, 2006

Gonna do it John ?
Awesome !

Tom

DSavona777 · May 8, 2006

Sounds great. Thanks for the help!

May 5, 2006	#1
DSavona777 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 12	Mulch Q I have a question about newspaper mulch. I've read a few posts about how newspaper makes a good mulch, but I've always planted without any mulch at all. (Maybe that's why I have problems...) Forgive me if this sounds naiive, but I'm a newbie. When you mulch with newspaper, do you just spread out newspaper? Do you shred it? Am I missing something here? BTW, I'm in southern Connecticut and plan on planting in about a week, as it's warming up nicely here.

May 5, 2006	#4
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	Gonna do it John ? Awesome ! Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

May 5, 2006	#3
jermen Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: texas Posts: 100	hello i mulch with papers as well. i take a 5 gallon bucket..fill it half full of water...then dunk the paper in the water..and spread it nicely under the tomato plant (about 2 sheet thickness), and any bare soil. then cover the paper with mulch so it does not blow away. no weeds, and no dirt splashing up to spread deseases. it sounds like a lot of work, but it really is not. hope this helps. jeri

May 8, 2006	#5
DSavona777 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 12	Sounds great. Thanks for the help!