The essentials for living your best life.
The essentials for living your best life.
Make every square foot of your garden work harder with reflective mulch. Learn how this simple tool can deter pests, brighten plant canopies, conserve moisture, and boost crops like tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers—plus how to install it for the best results.
Mulch around seedlings can be a huge help, improving moisture retention and weed suppression while keeping young plants cooler and more stable. The key is to place it lightly and leave space around each stem so you avoid stem rot and give seedlings room to grow.
Essential Concepts: Dense planting, living groundcover, and minimal soil disturbance reduce weeds more reliably than repeated smothering. Use mulch as support, not a crutch, and keep edges, paths, and seed-stage weeds under regular watch.
Create a thriving, low-maintenance tea herb garden with smart edging, strategic groundcovers, and natural mulch. Discover how the right companion plants can suppress weeds, conserve moisture, attract pollinators, and add beauty to every bed.
Choose the right cover crop for every garden bed by matching plants to your soil goals, climate, and next crop. From nitrogen-fixing clover and peas to weed-suppressing rye and fast-growing buckwheat, this guide makes crop rotation simple—even in small spaces.
