Top 3 Mistakes Made When Mulching Trees
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- Don't make these big 3 mistakes when you are mulching your trees.
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Friends dont let friends do mulch volcanoes on their trees...🙅🏿♀️
I've seen professional companies even doing this. :-(
Yeah I never understood that.
Young trees are permanently affected the worst. Just two or more inches of mulch/soil and three years time screws tree severely.
How bad is this mulching fad for us arborist, we don't climb trees we can't see the rootflares on. Not because it's hiding damage, because it's most certainly causing damage we can't see.
But doesn't it figure how everybody boasts that trees make oxygen for us to breath. Yet very few know that trees need oxygen too.
So when folks are busy trying to save the environment, nobody even notices how surrounded by strangled trees! I mean thank God trees can't talk, no one would be able to hear above their wheezing.
@@CONCERTMANchicago my local univ put 2-4" of mulch under live oaks...
And that's a learning institution, hope they don't teach science! Now landscapers found even quicker way of killing trees, by cutting sharp edge around ring mound and tossing soil inward toward trunk. And people thought wood chips suffocated roots, adding soil exponentially worse. _You folks down south so lucky to have those octopus limbed live oaks, Enjoy!_
1 don’t mulch too close to the tree trunk
2 don’t mulch too high
3 don’t use chemically died mulch
There I just saved you 8 minutes of your life.
Thank you for your conclusions.
chemically dyed mulch should be avoided as well.
@@joepah51 yes and never mulch too close to the trunk
@@mightymouse1111 Don't forget to not mulch too high
@@Robmanian I think we just saved someone 16 minutes of their life!
Thanks for the video. Was feeling the need to add another layer of mulch to my peach tree but according to you it's doing fine. I did know not to go too high but not to keep it pushed back from the trunk. Thank you.
thank you for your tips... I’ve really learned a lot!
Luke thank you so much your Video was Exactly what we needed. Tio late we purchased the red mulch from our Local Hardware Store. But I did learn something. Not too close to the base of the 🌳. I tried to tell my husband. Now I will just share it. Thanks.
Very good video, detailed and to the point. I will implement right now. Thank you
Thanks very much for your dedication and support ! I have young pomegranate tree , guava, tangerine tree and mulch just as you said... trees looking happy !😎👍
mulching trees, a simple yet crucial topic to discuss. nice vid!
Thank you so much! I just finished mulching my neighborhood trees :)
So helpful! Thank you! God bless 😊
I just planted 2 trees so it's good I found this channel !
This is great information that I'll definitely use and pass on. Thank you brother for sharing.
Ive been using free woodchips the past 2 years with mycorrhizae and its amazing!
Here in zone 8b they break down so fast i often mulch with well over 6 inches and its down to 2 in no time.
Wow, these are really really good tips. I have so much to learn!
Awesome! I swear I was actually thinking to myself this morning about mulching the base of my trees with a beautiful red mulch! I was thinking about how pretty it would be. LOL! Thanks so much.
Thanks Luke!! GREAT advice to us you tube people learning gardening I will certainly use you advice in the future !! Kind regards Ron!! Tasmania Australia 👍🤠
Thanks for all the info. Very helpful. I'd like to take a picture of the mulch I bought for u to see if it's not what I should be using.
very helpful! I learned a lot
Around my trees I like to use natural wood chips, and in my raised bed and flower beds I like to use straw as much, I find them both very effective. 😊
Good tip, thank-you.
Great advice, this video will help me with my 1st tree , thanks Luke
Awesome tip with the dyed mulch. Big help.
Thanks for the tip you nailed my problem.
This is great info that I’ll definitely keep in mind for whenever I have my own garden and trees :-D
Anything in the near future? Let us know, we will help out when that time comes. :)
MIgardener | Simple Organic Gardening & Sustainable Living Thank you! That’s so awesome of you guys ❤️. Unfortunately, nothing really in the horizon yet but I’m hoping, we’ll see :-D
Old but gold, thank you!
Kudos to the squirrel in the background. I hope it got its royalties.
Thank you. I am a new subscriber.
Love your channel and the info- thanks!! :)
Thank you for this valuable video.
“Immune system of your tree” very good 👍. Thanks for Important tips.
Hi I enjoy your videos and all of the information you provided it helps me a lot. I watch your how to videos but I don't see one on Eggplant. There are several types which is better for them in the ground or containers. Have a Great Day!!
Very nice. We just planted a Wisconsin Willow in a giant container. Wishing you a lovely day x) 🦋
Great information. Thanks Luke! Shared to FB! 😊
Except in Phoenix at 115 degrees and up in summer more mulch helps save our fruit trees. Of course loosely mulch and we have to clean out every spring and start over. I do learn from you even though you are in a different zone. We are 9B
Great video! I had a conversation with my mom earlier today about how colored mulches are filled with chemicals. How funny is that...Thanks for all your videos! They are very informative and i enjoy the heck out of them! Ive seen around 40. Hey i would love to see a video of the type of soil that you use in your raised beds. I live in Georgia; I dont know if that makes a difference or not, for the type of soil that should be used. Anyways, take care and GROW BIG OR GO HOME!!!
Great tips, thanks Luke
Great video, I found that first putting down a layer of leaves before your wood chips to mulch is a good way to get the worms to come up to eat the mulch layer and add a good start of beneficial life and worm castings to your planting hole. I'm curious if you had any died back of your fig or pomegranate?
I think we lost our fig and pomegranate due to a record cold winter.
MIgardener | Simple Organic Gardening & Sustainable Living Aww bummer! I hear alot of cold hardy fig's roots will over winter and send out new shoots if they're mulched well at the base so could try mulching thicker (or try planting the Fig next to your heated house which would radiate out more heat than your unheated shed, mine is close to my Brick House which the bricks are good at pulling in heat and radiating it out). I planted five cold hardy figs this spring and mulched thick and I live near you, and I'm planning to take cuttings of all of them in the fall so by the next spring if any have died I still will have rooted cuttings that I can grow in pots or try overwintering again in the ground.... I'm growing a pomegranate as well along my brick house, I've seen these cool designed greenhouses that would go back behind the pomegranate connecting to the wall that can be pulled down and over your pomegranate for protection which might be an option to try... Good luck and keep pushing the limits of what can be grown!
Thank you for these great tips!!
Your videos are helpful. Thank You
Excellent informative video!
Great video! Thanks!
Very helpful! Thank-you! I liked your video!
Yes I'm in MI and 52 for a high is cold for me too. Crazy this weather. I get my mulch free from people who grind down trees. Craigslist usually has listings for free mulch from trees they ground. Also cities have it too.
Awesome! Thank you Luke
appreciate this. The house we just moved into has everything way overmulched especially the trees. The problem is that one tree has so much mulch probably from the start that the root system is in the mulch up towards the top. I am concerned that if I dig out the mulch it will look ridiculous with roots in the air.
great video dude. Cedar Mulch is also antifungal and can inhibit mycorrhizal friendship in a garden space.
This was so timely! Thank you for going over this-I need to check my trees and make sure the mulch is far enough away!
Great information thank you
Thanks for the tips. Should I however allow the water to pool when watering with my drip hose? I ask as you stated the trunk should stay dry.
Thanks. Useful info
Oh my gosh, I did it all wrong. I will correct. Thank you. Also, I love Migardener Trifecta, bamboo gloves, nail brushes, and seeds (they are sprouting now). Fair prices too for the quality.
Thank you for the information 🙂
Thanks for the tips! Though I think as long as you are mulching with organic material you should be okay. Better than just keeping soil exposed.
Great videos! could you tell me how do you keep your grass from creeping in the mulch? I keep my mulch very thick for the lawn not to get near. Thanks
Nice info.
Can I use kitchen scraps for mulching?
Great info thanks
Great video. I planted a peach tree about 2 weeks ago here in Texas. It looked almost exactly like your other pear tree. I was thinking it was dead but after a few days it starred growing leaves!!.....but from the bottom of the trunk not the branches? Is that normal?
This is probably THE most informative video ever!
Hi I love the channel . I would like to ask some advice on a soil ph problem . My soil is clay and at present severely alcali and I need a quick fix for this season as the plants are nearly all in place . Any ideas for a fix to keep me going until I can get enough compost and manure to ballance it better ?
I agree with most of what you advised. I'm curious about bark and woodchips though. Wouldn't they leach the soil of nitrogen if used as a mulch? Pathways are ok of course
thanks for this helpful video! I'm curious if - with an old lemon tree not doing well (20+years; over 15 feet), would it be helpful to lay down some new soil in addition to addition mulch around the base? Thanks!
Apple Tree from seed ...from an apple....in the ground today...THANKS FOR TIPS!
amazingly said
Great video and to the point. I'm in.
thanks bro from Sonoma CA 💯✔️🔥
Good info THANKS👍👍
Not knowing about the colored mulch mine has red around it now.. I did move some away from the trunk will it be fine for the week until I get payed or does it need to be removed immediately? Thanks for the tips!!
Hi there! Is the mulch from redwood tree good for mulching the garden? We plan to use it for our landscaping. We have big yard and don’t want grass Do we need to put anything under the mulch so that the weeds won’t grow. Thx!
What’s the best mulch to use to an apple and pear tree?
great video!!!
My newly planted trees has grass and weeds growing at the base. I'm going to add mulch as you show. But before I add mulch do I need to clear the area of weeds and grass? Should I add "Landscape Fabric" before I add the mulch?
Very useful 👍👍
great tips 👍
best way to mulch
1 inch of leaves.
1 layer of cardboard
2 inches of pine bark mulch.
the cardboard will help keep moisture in and weeds down
and the leaves will feed the soil.
leaves and cardboard will feed worms and break down in a year or 2.
i have used pine cones on top the mulch also
they do not hold water, or hurt the tree.
but do shade the mulch underneath so it stays longer.
Very good brother thnkuuu
I love these tips great info for your climate! But in our arizona desert we have to mulch our trees at LEAST 6 inches otherwise the soil will dry out in a day during the summer. Pull the mulch away from the truck! Yes! Always even in the desert! My trees go from about 3 inches at the trunk to about a foot at the drip line. Great video!
I used red mulch on my blueberry bush . Now im going to remove it and use a natural mulch. Thanks luke!
Thank you Luke!! ;)
Well, shoot. I make at least one of these mistakes... Thanks for helping me fix my trees!
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Can I use Fresh Cedar Chips? Around my Fruit Trees & Raised Bed Garden Walkways....
Thanks for shareing
Thank you 😊
Can you tell me about cypress mulch on apple new grout trees. I’m hearing is hard wood but now I’m worried about the cypress mulch I put down because now I’m reading that has too much acid. Any answers?
please can you make video on pests, bugs, etc...plant protection, which in your opinion would be allowed in organic production, what you think about sulfur suop and copper hydroxide - bordeaux soup, do you have problems with potato bugs?
thank you!
What about organic mulch ?
I saw some black mulch at a local garden on sale and I am sure they are treated somehow to darken them.
Good source of information.
My pear tree which is 30 years old caught fire blight and I have mulched the base of the tree to prevent the tree from dying ...
Any thoughts ?
Not to argue. Got your point about no more than 6 in mulch. What are your take on extreme heat zone like in Phoenix, AZ? We normally have to do 12in mulch since heat and moonsoon break it down too much. Thx.
I use a lot of cedar wood in my woodshop, Would these cedar chips be for my mulching my fruit trees?
I dont have fruit trees, But I do take advantage of the tons of pine straw laying around my yard.
We use loads of wood chips under our trees there all amazing
Can we put dry leaves mulch for fruit trees
What is your opinion on putting weed matting down around the tree then mulching overtop?
What do you do about a tree that sprouts tiny versions of itself that come through the ground in an 6 foot diameter around the base of the tree? Mulch (correctly applied) made the problem worse, because then I quit mowing them down.
Cân you make a video about grafting trees? mulberry tree for example...my mưlberry drops the fruits before they grow >.
Can I use wild dry oak leaves for mulch?
When you're tree shoots suckers up you can mound sawdust or loose soil up on it over winter and it will root above the ground in the sawdust so spring you can separate them, graft a cutting from the main tree and you have a clone
This is my first time watching your video. I did add some red mulch on my landscape once before. I will never do that again. I learned sometimes, and i will keep watching your videos. Thanks
Thank you.
Does your instruction just apply to fruit trees or ALL trees and shrubs? My mulch goes right up to the trunk of my ornamental shrubs.