<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtxTYH3zg1Qjd9aCTyC9GWOAr5YuU6DlIMrMJNyv_ZuX9qKOxYrqJ-OYDeFnRIxOUoAldtpwu73AQ_7IPTgAEWq6X5JyvWQ3FP6bMKwHLANVMoLtdNrtBIugDbjaMc8E5tD01A73wWi4/s1600/mulch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtxTYH3zg1Qjd9aCTyC9GWOAr5YuU6DlIMrMJNyv_ZuX9qKOxYrqJ-OYDeFnRIxOUoAldtpwu73AQ_7IPTgAEWq6X5JyvWQ3FP6bMKwHLANVMoLtdNrtBIugDbjaMc8E5tD01A73wWi4/s320/mulch.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shacker/4091619911/sizes/m/">Shacker</a>, shared via Flickr</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Mulches provide instant protection for bare soils. You can apply them in the fall, if you waited too long to plant your cover crop. This gets you quick protection from winter rains. In the summer, mulches protect soil life from the hot summer sun, and help retain valuable moisture. But it's important to pick the right mulch for the right kind of garden. We sit down with a Master Composter to discuss the different kinds of mulch available for purchase - or free in your own backyard.</span><br />
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