Q • I have a raised vegetable garden at home and don't use any mulch to cover the soil. I heard that clover naturally takes nitrogen from the air and puts it in the soil, so I was thinking about ...

If the smell of fresh mulch is in the air, it must be early spring in Greater Columbus. As soon the snow melts and the first warm sunny day appears, gardeners head for their local garden center where ...

Gardeners everywhere extol the benefits of mulch to help suppress weeds, retain moisture in the soil, and regulate soil temperature. Some types of mulch can even add nutrients and enrich the soil.