I live in MD
2006-09-09 05:37:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I'm in Maryland also - I mulch in October after cutting things back to help my perennials through the winter. In spring I rake it out and let things start to bloom - then in May when the soil is warm enough, I mulch again.
2006-09-09 05:41:25 · answer #1 · answered by Caroline H 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In Michigan, I mulch in the spring except for some of my more sensitive plants like roses...I'll mulch in the fall to protect them from the winter.
2006-09-09 12:43:23 · answer #2 · answered by just browsin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LATE SEP OR EARLY OCT.. has to be before first frost, so if you don't want to be out there at dark after the weather man predicts 'frost tonight' , you get it out a little early. mostly this is done to protect your fragile perenials and bulbs, but if you use a biodegradable organic mulch, it is also good time to feed by using a thin layer of compost, and the mulch becomes next years compost ( i am semi organic gardener , so i add a little bone meal, blood meal, shell, triple 13 and nitrogen to each Compost tumbler full of compost-- you should see my amaryllis!)
2006-09-09 12:54:14 · answer #3 · answered by mr.phattphatt 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YOU CAN MULCH AROUND THE BASE OF TREES AND SHRUBS IN THE AUTUMN MONTHS BEFORE IT GETS TO 32 DEGREES....TO PROTECT THE FORMING ROOTS OF NEWLY TRANSPLANTED ITEMS..YOU CAN MULCH ..OR ADD TO THE EXISTING AMOUNT ANYTIME AT ALL...DURING SUMMER WHERE ANNUALS ARE PLANTED ITS BEST TO KEEP IT LIGHT ENOUGH SO RAIN WATER REACHES THE ROOTS OTHERWISE YOU MUST TAKE A N INDIVIDUAL DRINK TO THEM TO KEEP EM BLOOMING
2006-09-09 12:43:37 · answer #4 · answered by flowerspirit2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spring or fall.
2006-09-09 21:12:29 · answer #5 · answered by sheeny 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋