Whether you're a home gardener or an industrial farmer, you might be familiar with mulching films—plastic sheets laid over ...

“This research shows that it is possible to protect crops using biodegradable materials that reduce both pesticide use and ...

Do you utilize mulch in the garden? If you do, that’s great! If you don’t, you should consider adding mulch to the garden, as there are many benefits. Benefits of mulch include preserving moisture, ...

Many years ago early in my agriculture/gardening career, I discovered a book written by a woman who developed a novel way of gardening. Ruth Stout’s gardening technique involved applying layers of ...

A federal grant matched by New York state and RIT is enabling university researchers to study a competitive solution to polyethylene mulch and identify a more sustainable alternative to conventionally ...

As the leaves begin to fall across Northeast Tennessee, smart gardeners are turning their attention to one simple but ...

Plasticulture refers to the use of plastic in agricultural activities. This can include soil fumigation, irrigation, the packaging of agricultural products, and the protection of harvests from ...

“Mulch” is one of those words that can be a verb or a noun, as in I am going to “mulch” outside or check out my pile of “mulch!” Mulch can be organic-based like straw, bark or compost, or more durable ...

While a fall application of mulch can be beneficial to plants, we have seen a growing trend of piling mulch much deeper than ...

In a previous blog post, I discussed how I was experimenting with agricultural paper as a barrier to control weeds in my garden. Agricultural paper mulch is engineered to slowly break down during the ...