Mulch Bank

 

As it worked out, we had just enough straw stored underneath our deck from what I had hauled up a couple years ago to just mulch this year's garden. But I still had quite a number of bales still down on the farm that I had to bring up for future years. A couple people from down there were headed my way so I asked if they could bring up what they could fit in the back of their trucks and they obliged. I helped them unload it during the hot part of the day so just stacked it in our driveway. The following morning while it was still cool and the sun was behind the trees, I lugged it all down and stacked it up underneath our deck and tarped it. There it will overwinter and allow us to mulch our garden next year and possible they year after. 

I love using mulch as it makes the garden much easier to keep clean of weeds and with our poor depleted soil, helps us to build up organic matter quickly in the soil. More organic matter will add more nutrients for our plants and will also more easily absorb moisture meaning our garden will become more drought tolerant. It also loosens up the soil which allows tubers like potatoes, onions, garlic and carrots to grow easier and bigger. It is a classic win, win, win scenario.