Welcome to our Mulch Gardening Site:by Jack and Dolores Milliorn

About 28 years ago I read a book by Ruth Stout called "How to Have a Green Thumb Without an Aching Back", "A new Method of Mulch Gardening". This grand lady was old when she wrote the book. She loved gardening but the backbreaking work of weeding and tilling took its toll on her and she discovered the magic of Mulch Gardening. You will see how easy this process is and that working with nature will not only save work but will produce tremendous yields in the garden. The book is yellowed from years on my bookshelf. I couldn't bring myself to get rid of it because it started a revolution in my life that will be with me until I die.

The premise of the book is to work with Mother Nature in the garden not against her. If you walk into an undisturbed forest you will see mulch gardening at it's best. All the waste bio-matter falls to the forest floor where it is broken down into rich humus. This humus, the building blocks of the plant world, is the food for maintaining the forest and promoting new growth.

This very same process will work in your garden if you provide the materials and let Nature take its course.

Here's how we started our Mulch Garden. The idea of creating a mulch garden was turned into reality when we selected a 15 x 50 Ft. area at the very back of our rather large yard. We gathered as much mulch material as we possibly could and deposited it evenly over the area selected. The mulch was applied directly on top of the existing lawn with no concern for tilling the ground.

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Note: This site is dynamic, it is not complete and probably never will be, ideas change, perspectives change so I'll be changing this site often, stay tuned.

July 2001, Tomato plants growing in the mulch garden. Grown inside 6 ft high wire barrels these plants will be eight foot high by September. Note tufts of grass here and there. These are controlled by throwing a wad of grass clippings on top of them effectively smothering any unwanted growth.

This more recent picture provides a perspective on how a massive amount of mulch was applied to the selected area. This is actually yard waste generated during fall cleanup. All leaves and other yard waste are applied to the mulch garden. This mulch will be mostly composted out by spring.

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