What materials would be a good mulch for a vegetable garden?
Lawn clippings, straw and leaves are excellent mulches for the vegetable garden. Allow lawn clippings to dry before applying them to gardens. A thick layer of fresh lawn clippings may get hot and produce an unpleasant odor. If the lawn has been treated with a broadleaf herbicide, don’t use the clippings until the lawn has been mowed two or three times after the application. Straw should be free of crop and weed seed. Suitable materials include wheat, oat and soybean straw. Leaves should be shredded or composted before applied as a mulch. Shredded or composted leaves are less likely to blow away in the wind. A mulch depth of 2 to 4 inches would be appropriate when applying these materials to the vegetable garden. My peonies bloom poorly. What could be wrong? There are several factors which may cause peonies to bloom poorly. Peonies perform best in full sun. Peonies that receive less than 4 hours of direct sun will not bloom well. Plants growing in a shady location should be transplanted
