In order to spend less time watering and weeding, we've spent a quite a bit of time in the last week mulching and laying out soaker hoses. The hops and potato patch, as well as the two rows of herbs and vegetables that have been planted so far, have soaker hoses woven through them. We mulched the hops, shrubs and fruit trees with bark chips purchased bulk, and the potatoes and most of the veggies are mulched with weed-free straw.
Bulk bark chips are the way to go! We've purchased bags before (here they run about $10 - $12 for a 1.5 cu. ft. bag). Half a yard (which would be 13.5 cu. ft.) cost us about $35. In bags, we would have paid at least $90 (is my math correct? It is Friday night, after all.)
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