With so many choices available at garden centers, how do you choose the best mulch material for your vegetable garden? Wood ...

This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen Dimond demonstrates how to mulch a vegetable garden using straw. Also, Wilson County ...

So with the fall season (almost) upon us, it's time to mulch your plants to give them just that. Here are 8 plants you should mulch — chosen by a gardening expert.

Pine straw. Raked up and often bagged to be disposed, this all natural, completely organic, and recyclable material is an outstanding mulch for your garden and landscape.

Help your veggie plants thrive, even through heat and drought, by using straw mulch correctly.

We asked pro gardeners to share the number one mulching mistake they often see during spring that can cost you your plants.

Mulch can be almost any loose aggregate material that will stay put and not significantly reduce air exchange out of the soil. But what kind is best?

Mulch is an important component of landscaping that can be equal parts a style statement and one of the best ways to provide nutrients and protection for your plants. In addition to supporting the ...

In July, “June gloom” gives way to summer heat. Days are long. Tomatoes finally ripen. Summer fruits are warm on the tree. Late summer afternoons are made for lounging in the garden! • Garden in the ...

Mulching will also help you wage the battle against weeds, which want to take over bare soil and compete with your plants for resources like water, nutrients, and sunlight.

Use the water for potted plants, thirstier tropical fruits, and vegetables. Mulch, mulch, mulch — but only if you have a drip irrigation system. Spray irrigation is not compatible with mulch.