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All about mulching! - Nucleus Hawaii - 01-11-2011 We continue here our discussion from a previous thread about mulching. Mulch is a generic term for many different approaches to weed management, soil enrichment and landscaping using recycled "green waste" or other media. Please share any of your ideas, experiences and knowledge. Here are links to some basic info: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/backyard/mulching.html http://www.urbanforestrysouth.org/resources/library/mulching-for-healthier-landscape-plants/file http://ask.metafilter.com/96004/to-mulch-or-not-to-mulch http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/wq/publications/Final_FactSheets/Mulch484.pdf Here's an article on mac nut hulls: http://cropandsoil.oregonstate.edu/sites/default/files/WERA103/2005_Proccedings/Porter_Application_pg226.pdf All mulches are not decaying matter. Green cover-like crops can like clover can benefit plants/trees by supplying nitrogen while holding moisture and keeping weeds at bay by acting as a ground cover. Here's an article on white clover: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/CoverCrops/whiteclover.pdf More info to come. A hui ho!