Mulch is never a bad idea, but when should you consider remulching? Whether it’s the first time or the fifth time,  adding mulch allows air, water, and nutrients to get to roots. 

Mulch protects the plants and is an added bonus to landscapes. While it protects your plants and gardens, mulch makes everything look a little nicer. 

Check out one of our previous blogs, like this one about mulching versus bagging.

When to remulch

If you mulch too early, your mulch might keep the soil colder or frozen longer. Try waiting until the last freeze is over to allow the soil to warm up. 

Removing old mulch

Here’s some good news. You don’t have to remove the old mulch! Experts say we should leave last years’ mulch and allow it to break down into the soil.

Your landscape is an investment that we are here to help you protect. Lawn and Pest is part of the protection you can add to your lawn and landscape. 

Contact our office here and we can send a licensed lawn technician to you ASAP. We serve the North Mississippi and Memphis, Tennessee area homes and businesses. We would be glad to add you to our Lawn360 program at Lawn and Pest Solutions.

When tempted to remulch your flower beds, it’s not that hard to go for it. Everyone knows that mulch is an added bonus to most landscapes. Mulch protects your plants and gardens while making everything look a little nicer in the process. 

It is time to remulch the flower beds?

According to Gary Bachman at Mississippi State Extension Service, anytime is a good time to remulch. 

Remember these things:

If you mulch too early, your mulch might keep the soil colder or frozen longer. 

Try waiting until the last freeze is over to allow the soil to warm up. 

You don’t have to remove the old mulch! Experts say we should leave last years’ mulch and allow it to break down into the soil.

Is remulching necessary? Ever?

Mulching is never a bad idea. Whether mulching for the first time or remulching for the fifth time, mulch allows air, water, and nutrients to get to roots. Mulch also protects the plants. Check out one of our previous blogs, like this one about mulching versus bagging.

Lawn and Pest is part of the protection you can add to your lawn and landscape. Your landscape is an investment and we are here to help you protect your investment. 

Contact our office here and we can send a licensed lawn technician to you ASAP. We serve the North Mississippi and Memphis, Tennessee area homes and businesses. We would be glad to add you to our Lawn360 program at Lawn and Pest Solutions.

We have had some nice weather for a bit, and before winter strikes again, our Southern selves are already asking, “should I go ahead and mulch my flower beds? It only takes a couple of days of sunshine for some of us to break out the shorts and the shovels. 

Why should you remulch your flower beds? 

Mulching for the first time or the remulching for the fifth time allows air, water and nutrients to get to roots while also protecting the plants. We have featured mulching in several blogs before, like this one about mulching or bagging.

When should you remulch your flower beds?

According to Gary Bachman at Mississippi State Extension Service, anytime. Fresh mulch always makes your landscaping look nice and it can really be done anytime of year. However, most of us start thinking about adding mulch or remulching in the middle of spring or towards the end of spring. One thing to remember is that if you mulch too early, your mulch might keep the soil colder or frozen longer. Try waiting until the last freeze is over to allow the soil to warm up. It won’t be long!

Here’s some good news…

You don’t have to remove the old mulch! Experts say we should leave last years’ mulch and allow it to break down into the soil. Now that’s the kind of advice I like to hear! Here are some easy tips about mulching from HGTV that are mostly aesthetic in nature.

Mulch. Mulch. Mulch.

If you say mulch enough, it starts to sound really weird. Here is where the word “mulch” comes from. Mulch is an added bonus to most landscapes. Mulch protects your plants and gardens while making everything look a little nicer in the process. Lawn and Pest is part of the protection you can add to your lawn and landscape. Your landscape is an investment and we are here to help you protect your investment. Contact our office here and we can send a licensed lawn technician to you ASAP. We serve Mississippi and Tennessee homes and businesses and would be glad to help you.