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mulch
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mulch, any material, usually organic, that is spread on the ground to protect the soil and the roots of plants from the effects of soil crusting, erosion, or freezing; it is also used to retard the growth of weeds. A mulch may be made of materials such as straw, sawdust, grass clippings, peat moss, leaves, or paper. For large areas under cultivation a tilled layer of soil serves the purpose of a mulch.
mulch [məlch]
(materials)
A mixture of organic material, such as straw, peat moss, or leaves, that is spread over soil to prevent evaporation, maintain an even soil temperature, prevent erosion, control weeds, and enrich soil.


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Agri-Serve has recently opened a mulching yard at 22925 Coltrane Ave.
Sheet mulching is a no till, no dig technique using combined layers of cardboard, newspaper, compost, leaves, grass clippings or raw manure that breaks down the grass and cardboard creating instant garden beds.
As a true mulching deck, the Mulch-on-Demand's patented moveable baffle system not only blocks the discharge opening, but also separates the individual cutting chambers to ensure the grass clippings circulate, mulch and drop quickly.
 
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