Mulch for The Upcoming Hot Dry Summer

greenthumbomaha · April 1, 2012

Has anyone had a not so great experience with using black weed control fabric as a mulch? After using it one summer, production has been really terrible. Did I kill all the beneficial microbes?

This year I switched gear and purchased red plastic mulch for a different garden area, but now I'm having second thoughts . With the record breaking 90 degree heat we had this weekend in Nebraska planting time may be coming. Hot and dry is predicted for the summer here, and I imagine all over the midwest. Straw did a decent job but left a ton of weeds . I need a new approach. Any suggestions for mulch for water conservation specifically?

- Lisa

April 1, 2012	#1
greenthumbomaha Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Omaha Zone 5 Posts: 2,514	Mulch for The Upcoming Hot Dry Summer Has anyone had a not so great experience with using black weed control fabric as a mulch? After using it one summer, production has been really terrible. Did I kill all the beneficial microbes? This year I switched gear and purchased red plastic mulch for a different garden area, but now I'm having second thoughts . With the record breaking 90 degree heat we had this weekend in Nebraska planting time may be coming. Hot and dry is predicted for the summer here, and I imagine all over the midwest. Straw did a decent job but left a ton of weeds . I need a new approach. Any suggestions for mulch for water conservation specifically? - Lisa