This has been one of the most wet summers that I can remember! I haven’t had to water the gardens in over a month because it rains so frequently! Yesterday alone it rained over 3 inches! That’s a little too much! So, weeds were becoming a problem! While I don’t mind pulling some weeds, it’s almost impossible to keep up with them. So, I figured I would try using the mulching method. So, I begged for some wood chips from our local tree cutting service and I received them! Thanks again!

First, I started by laying down some cardboard between my green bean rows. It wasn’t just weeds growing between these rows, but some crazy invasive grass. It was pure evil!

Then, I loaded and unloaded bucket after bucket of this nicely chopped maple mulch. It must have been a freshly cut tree because the leaves were still green! Doesn’t it look so nice?!?! And it’s much easier to walk through since it is always muddy here!

And after I worked on the green bean rows, I put more mulch down on the walkway through the garden. It is so nice to not see weeds everywhere for now! And I like not using plastic weed wrap because I don’t like dealing with any plastic!

So far the weeds have been much better and it helps to retain moisture too! I will continue to update on the use of the mulch, but I know that I definitely need to build up more topsoil too! And the best part is that there is so much more mulch!