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What
is . . . ?
Mulch:
Mulch is a
material that is used to protect the soil or inhibit weed growth
by covering the ground. Mulch also helps to prevent soil
erosion, retain moisture longer and add vital nutrients to your
soil as it breaks down. Examples of mulch are: wood chips,
compost, leaves and grass clippings.
Compost:
Compost is
organic matter in which certain sets of organisms have grown
aerobically, using the organic matter present, and in the
process of growing, have released metabolic heat and metabolic
products.
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Compost
or
"Black Gold?"
Excerpts
from the article
by John Fergason, Nature's Way Resources, Inc., Houston, TX
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Compost
contains microorganisms that help prevent damping off
disease. The microorganisms in the compost are
competitors of the pathogens such as Pythium and Rhizoctonia.
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Compost
is a 100% organic fertilizer containing primary nutrients as
well as trace minerals, humus and humic acids, in a
proportion that almost exactly matches plant requirements,
and in a slow release form that does not burn plants.
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Compost
encourages the development of healthy populations of
earthworms, beneficial insects and microorganisms.
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Compost
helps clay soil become more friable and allows air to reach
plant roots better thus improving plant growth.
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Compost
helps buffer soils against extremes in acidity or alkalinity
(high or low pH).
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Encourages
plants to develop large healthy root zones (wider and
deeper) that help plants tolerate drought conditions.
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