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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do people really spray chemicals and then pile on 6-8 inches of mulch? That isn’t gardening. Why even have a yard? [/quote]
I put 6 or more inches of straw mulch on my vegetable garden. Minimal weeds, minimal need for watering and the straw breaks down nicely by the end of the season. The rest of the yard where I don't have grass get several inches of pine bark mulch. Paths and edges get a thick layer of woodchips that I obtain for free from tree services. It works very well for me. No need for chemicals if you smother the weeds enough.[/quote]

6" of straw  is a bit different than 6" of shredded hardwood mulch or 6" of tree service wood chips[/quote]
That was the whole point? Different mulch for different purposes. I like gardening, not weeding so a one-time effort at the start of the season keeps things much easier. [/quote]

I'm the first PP, not the last PP, but I'm pretty sure the OP wasn't asking about straw mulch around veggie beds. Otherwise she wouldn't be asking about chemicals, right? She's talking about those vast beds of mulch, sometimes dotted with plants, that people seem to think are necessary to make a yard look neat and trim. It drives me nuts. And you don't need to "smother" the weeds with 6 inches of mulch (!!!) no matter what, but especially if you plant enough plants.[/quote]

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