Three Reasons to Mulch in Spring

Mulching is quiet maintenance with outsized returns — it feeds the soil, holds moisture and saves you weeks of weeding.

Mulch is the most underrated job in the garden. It looks like doing nothing, but it does three important things at once.

It feeds the soil

As it breaks down, it adds organic matter and feeds the invisible creatures that make soil alive.

It holds moisture

A 5 cm layer of mulch can cut watering needs by a third in warm weather.

It suppresses weeds

Most weed seeds cannot germinate through a good layer of mulch. And the ones that do are easy to pull when the soil stays soft.

Mulch is a gift to your future self.