Did you know that you can use straw as a mulch – either in your vegetable garden or over the vegetables you grow in pots, too? 'Vegetable gardens can benefit from a mulch of straw because it ...

When spread at 2 inches thick, one yard of mulch covers a space of about 12 feet by 13 feet, or 160 square feet. Pine needle or pine straw mulch costs about $150 per yard. It is sometimes priced ...

Q: We currently have pine straw as a ground cover. We are going to replace that with mulch. Do we need to remove the pine straw or can we place the mulch directly over the pine straw?

As days of below-freezing temperatures approach, a local nursery reminds everyone that, like you and your pets, your plants ...