Years ago when I got my little bit of land to do with as I wanted. Whenever I asked a question, the older and wiser kept telling me that I needed to was to mulch.
When I asked 'what is mulch?' I got no useful response. Sniggers and shaking heads.
It was as though it was a great secret. Or a sexual perversion.
I know that there are a lot of new people who come on to this forum who would benefit from the answer to this question.
As Mrs Merton would say:-
Lets have a heated debate.
Mulch is anything you cover the surface of the soil with, apart from plants or hard stuff. I use grass cuttings, you can also use dead leaves, straw, bark chippings, black plastic or doubtless a load of other things.
It was previously discussed here:
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,39610.msg394015.html#msg394015
Thanks for that.
It is a brilliant list and should be a permanent feature.
from the old english 'melsche' = soft :)