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Mulching is promoted as the most effective strategy for dealing with garden weeds.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2024

Mulching can help retain moisture, but there’s an alternative.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2022

Mulching is a great way to retain moisture during the hottest months; experiment with compost or garden straw, but keep either from touching your plant's stem.

From Salon • May 18, 2022

Mulching can help, Rane said, but she added, “If we keep getting extreme weather events ... we’ll continue to see these events.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2021

Mulching the whole bed, as soon as the plants are large enough, is in the highest degree beneficial, both in promoting growth, and keeping down weeds.

From Soil Culture by Walden, J. H.