{"id":4635,"date":"2021-07-14T03:22:55","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T03:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecofamilylife.com\/?p=4635"},"modified":"2021-07-20T01:09:08","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T01:09:08","slug":"mulch-strawberries-with-leaves-tips-and-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecofamilylife.com\/garden\/mulch-strawberries-with-leaves-tips-and-tricks\/","title":{"rendered":"Mulch strawberries with leaves | Tips and Tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Mulching strawberries with shredded fall leaves is an easy and free way to protect your strawberries over the winter months. Fall leaves can be collected for free and shredded with a mower or mulching leaf blower to help the leaves break down. Using whole fall leaves to mulch strawberries will work if they are mixed with other mulch types like straw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When mulching with whole leaves<\/a> it is important to consider how windy the area is. While fall leaves will break down over time, they will be light and will move around in your garden in the wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you choose not to shred your fall leaves, then mix them with bark mulch or straw to keep them in place around your strawberries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leaf mulch when shredded is a great addition to your strawberry patch. Leaves quickly break down to improve the soil, keep soil moisture in and prevent weeds. Here are the top benefits of leaf mulch for strawberries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shredded fall leaves or leaves that are mixed with other mulch types<\/a> will form a blanket over the soil around your strawberry plant. This will block the light that would reach weed seeds and stop them from growing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keeping weeds away from your strawberry plants will help your plants to grow better as the weeds won\u2019t be stealing nutrients away from the plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBenefits of leaf mulch for strawberries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Weed control<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Keep water in the soil<\/h3>\n\n\n\n