| 1. | Mulch should go down on prepared, weeded, fertilized soil.
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| 2. | Mulch will hold moisture around the rhizomes and may induce rot.
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| 3. | Almost any loose, coarse material may be used to mulch.
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| 4. | But don't mulch unwrapped pots until the soil freezes.
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| 5. | Winter mulch may keep them alive as far north as Boston.
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| 6. | Mulch to keep weeds down and retain moisture in the soil.
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| 7. | There are so many other mulches that do improve the soil.
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| 8. | Milton gardener Hilda Morrill uses her homemade compost as a mulch.
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| 9. | Cover the planted area with 6 inches of your favorite mulch.
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| 10. | They used rocks as mulch to keep moisture in the soil.
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