- May 1, 2018
Mulching & Black is Better, Not
The use of shredded wood mulch, while wide spread, is fairly recent in origin, and there is no natural equivalent to this covering of shredded wood. Why mulch? To insulate, to prevent water loss, to inhibit seed germination and the growth of unwanted weeds (by blocking light to the soil), but by far the most common purpose it simply decoration. It looks pretty. Frequently this shredded wood mulch is dyed (either red or black) but more commonly black. Use of black dyed mul