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How to Organically Mulch and Fertilize your Garden to Grow Better Food

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Mulch is an excellent organic fertilizer for your vegetables. But did you know it has many many other benefits too? Watch this video to know what they are as well as the best mulch to use, how to apply mulch and 3 mulching tips at the end.

Here are the materials you can use to mulch:
Wooodchips
Leaves (better shredded)
Tea leaves
Straw
Grass clippings
Used coffee grounds
Comfrey
Nettles
Plant materials
Bark
Black plastic
Old carpets
Cardboard (sheet mulching)

How to prepare a raised bed video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97icQHwRyi8

Take a look at my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HuwsGardenNursery

Keywords:
Fertilizer
Mulch
Organic gardening
Organic mulch
Vegetable Gardening

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