How to Mulch a Garden Bed | Ask This Old House
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shows a homeowner how to properly mulch garden beds.
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Shopping List for How to Mulch a Garden Bed:
- Bark mulch [amzn.to/2IYJSeB]
Tools List for Mulching a Garden Bed:
- Manual edger [amzn.to/2IXV8YO], used to cut new edge along garden bed
- Garden rake [amzn.to/2N2CX9F], used to smooth mulch
- Shovel [amzn.to/2N0GO75], for removing old mulch
- Wheelbarrow [amzn.to/2XzOL7v], for transporting material
- Three-tine cultivator [amzn.to/2IUHHZC], used to remove mulch from tree
- Bypass pruning shears [amzn.to/2XrlviR], used to trim tree roots
- 10-tine ensilage fork [amzn.to/2N2U8aW], for moving mulch
Steps for How to Mulch a Garden Bed:
1. Cut a fresh border along the edge of the garden bed with a manual edger.
2. Rake up all the existing mulch to reveal the topsoil.
3. Shovel the excavated mulch, soil, and grass into a wheelbarrow and add it to the compost bin.
4. Use a three-tine cultivator to carefully scrape old mulch from around base of the plants and trees.
5. Use pruning shears to snip away all the secondary root growth from around the tree.
6. Remove all the old mulch from around the tree.
7. Order a truckload of mulch and have it dumped onto the driveway.
8. Fill the wheelbarrow with mulch, and then use an ensilage fork to transfer the mulch to the garden bed.
9. Rake the mulch out to 1 to 2 inches deep. Be careful not to pile mulch up against the base of the plants.
10. Rake the mulch away from the outer edge of the garden bed, so it'll be easier to trim the grass with a string trimmer.
11. Spread an inch of mulch around the base of the tree, keeping it away from the trunk.
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if you watch these types of videos instead of watching the news, your day will go alot smoother
I agree. The world could burn down around me but as long as I have a backyard and a garden to work in, I'll be right as rain.
Grow bananas from banana
Agreed.
Hi
True
Greg - it has been 5 years, don't forget to check that tree trunk for root regrowth !
There will never be Another Roger. He has so much knowledge on garden/landscaping.
Thank you for your Help Roger..May you Rest in Peace.
Such a genuine guy. I love watching him. I love this vintage USA
Wow the edging, the mulch volcano, the root flare, and so much more. Amazing vid.
Wow! Roger, you're incredible. I can't believe what I just learned in 8min 12sec. I love you.
Wow! This video really hit home! The people that own the woods adjacent to mine have been dumping tons of wood chips into the forest over the past 10 years and more than 2/3 of the forest is gone - including my trees that bordered theirs and no one seems to care. If someone is making drastic changes to their property it can have adverse effects on yours too.
They must own a tree cutting service and that is how they get so many chips from chipping tree branches up in the wood chipper.. Yes, it is sad that many people even those that supposedly specialize in things are really bad about the big picture of it.. Hope all that dried wood, etc., never catches fire..
It is recommended to keep mulch 6 inches away from the foundation to prevent humidity which might cause termite growth.
why is this in the Ramirez music video playlist lmao
LMAOO tell me why I was trippin tell I seen this comment
i just told my dad i would mulch his gardens with no experience doing this and this is so helpful
Nice looking house. Roger is a legend. Knows so much. Probably has the best Boston accent too. Lol.
This guy is one of my favorite human beings. I wish I could learn from him everyday!
Very informative. He knows his stuff and you can tell he loves what he does. Thank you good sir. Keep up the great content!
As always, another well done easy to follow video. This old house has been around for many years. Video's like this is the reason why. Thank you...
5:11 Roger said it right there, it's an ensilage fork. It's for moving silage. I guess you can move manure on straw with it but I always used it for silage.
Salt the silage
It is so obvious that this guy cares a lot about landscaping and caring for the plants to keep them healthy and happy :) After watching this, I realized everything my parents taught me growing up was wrong. I used a pointed shovel my entire young life mulching and IT SUCKED!!! I wish I had the tool he said and more importantly, his advice!
Love Roger's accent.
Found this video extremely useful. Very clear and concise instruction. Much appreciated :)
I love this brown mulch this is my favorite🤣
This guy is a fucking genius in every video he makes I wish I had his knowledge in my landscaping business
Guy knows his stuff! Like the accent!
The “one” thing you did right lol
Good to see Roger back in the game.
Thanks so much. I learned so much; mostly all the things that I had done wrong: my mulch was jammed up against the tree trunks.. And, I thought mulch was so great at holding in water, so I put it on top of the soil in my potted plants. WRONG. The mulch kept the moisture in so well that I ended up with root rot. I also heard that too much mulch is a jim-dandy nesting bed for rodents.
Great job guys! I know this video is over four years old, but I enjoyed watching it! A lot of good pointers there! Subscribed.
Love that you didn't use landscape cloth under it. I'm looking for cardboard to go under our mulch. Thanks for the great tips.
"excellent"
This is so scripted but so entertaining and informative
Alyssa Brashear just bad acting hahaha. The other needs to be better.
Yeah I noticed that after watching it the third time, little awkward but prevented lousy acting.
Better getting list of important facts across rather than to technically confusing.
Hey roger I’m hungry when’s a good time to eat 😂
Who knew?!? Obviously, I didn’t. Thank you so much! I’ve got some work to do. See ya.
You guys are awesome. I get every little house project motivation from you guys. Thank you.
That pitch fork is brilliant idea .....
Well, this is useful for me with my strawberry patch, and my mom's garden.
My favorite Ramirez music video
Same here.
Amazing video. This man is a hero for new homeowners
"Excellent." My guy sounds like a robot complying to everything.
Yup. The producers probably told him to. They have a strict budget of time and money, and every word he says makes it go up.
Setting the flower beds at work this week here in Souther California
2:12 cameraman holding back rage
SAREY PARDNER
I am so old
but dang I enjoy these videos
Rodger rocking those timberlands
My favorite part is at the end when Roger throws his hands down and says "it looks great!" Now excuse me I'm going to make myself a margarita
Roga wabbit lied to his client saying it look good, thereafter off the scenes Roga stabbed his client with a garden tool.
Chingon Limòn what?
sounds like you were having a good night two years ago lol.
I wonder if Roger and the homeowner are going to re-check the tree roots every 5-10 years?
i love landscaping
I love it to good bro
Well then come down and do ky landscaping!😁
Same here. Love working outside
I gave a thumbs up just for giving me the tip on that cool tool to do a better job moving the mulch from the pile to the wheel barrow 🤣
What my company does is that we take dump trucks to take the old mulch then with the wheel barrow we dump small piles then another workers spread it out
Roger is the plant whisperer
Interesting shovel technique he's got there. Don't usually see overhand on a scoop shovel.
I like the pitch fork...and how you did the mulching...love your show.
There's so many terrible landscapers around here in New England that make mulch volcanoes on each of their client's properties. A condo development up the road from me has mulch that must be over 6" deep!
notice how golf courses NEVER mulch their trees? they don’t want to be replacing their trees in a decade.
I’ve watched foolish over-mulching kill way too many street trees in DuPage County. 59th street in Westmont IL: 100 dead/dying trees in less than 3 yrs.
Part of his videos that his speciality..
I dont like mulch. We had alot of bugs around our house, turns out the mulch is where they were thriving! Got rid of it and replaced it with RUBBER mulch instead
I love Roger! I learn so much every time I watch a video. Thank you!
Everyday brother. You're awesome I'm about to hit 70k subscribers! Wahoo
Keith Kalfas you da man Keith
I actually really like a plastic snow shovel for mulch works really good.
"My wheelbarrow is full what do I do?"
"Go dump it around back"
"Ok, thanks"
Rodger was not happy about that tree volcano. No sir.
Tom Fitzgerald Lmao. I don’t have the backyaad space for a compost pile.
Just don't go dump it under some other tree.
All the years we thought best place for dumping leftover soil, was always at the base of nearest Tree.
Until it ended up killing them, only learning that lesson the hard way. We can't force-feed trees mulch or soil, they're literally drown in it!
Me: Roger, do I dump it in the street.
Roger: Not if you wahnt to be visited by the authorities. Go ahead and dump it out back in the compost pile.
Me: Roger can I dump it in the neighbor's yard?
Roger: NO! COMPOST PILE!
Me: Roger, can I just throw it in the trash can?
Roger: (Hits me over the head with his shovel and throws me in the compost pile)
Go dump it in the back and then go run around the block 3 times!
The mulch volcano's can also cause crown rot
Holy the mulch volcano was a scary situation!
I've been a landscaper for 20 years. Roger does a nice job and knows his stuff but I would use a steel spade instead of that half moon thing and smooth out mulch w backside of rake. But it was such a small area was no need. Smoothed it out by hand
He must have really liked adding mulch.
Mulch next to the house promotes termites, few inches cures that.
Im happy to live in a tropical climate. I dont have to worry about mulching and replanting every spring. Plants like Bromeliads and palm grass and heliconias and Chinese evergreen etc grow with no care needed except watering sometimes.
Plant hardy perennials, same result.
I use a pitchfork like that to remove/pick up old roof shingles
Time to check the tree roots
I feel like they should have done the edge after they removed the mulch.
XxTR1CELLxX No way. Edge the bed and it’s already clear. Have your guys scoop that right out with the mulch. Preen it, spread it, and you’re done.
There’s no reason to have your guys come back and do it all again.
The sod still has to disappear - so many viable grass seeds in topsoil...
Not being snarky, just taking his side and saying (possibly) why e did it that way.
Yah but then you have to go back and remove that little bit of grass he talked about after you already cleared the bed of mulch he probably did it that way to save time for the show
This was extremely informative! Thank you very much!
JesusIsLoveTR very mulch
dalkhal 🤣😉
2:00 that's what she said
Great tips! Thank you so very mulch! 😂
If I ever buy a house, i'm cutting down the trees, and all the bushes, etc. . .The easier it is to mow, the better for me.
I this this guys Chuck Norris man someone that knows what they are talking about 🙌🏽
Excellent, Roger.
Nice edge and mulch job👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
i have no clue why this is in a playlist for Ramirez official Music Videos but sure why not
4:43 "Check it in 5 to 10 years". Why rush into anything???
John Orlowski I loved that part. I’ll be waiting for the follow-up video.
Landscaping and gardening is a slow process. You always have to wait at least 2 years before you can expect any results from your labour.
@@c31979839 That was a joke Mr. Literal
AKA "Not my problem"
As long as trunk is not up to its neck again in old mulch, it's impossible for strangling root roller coaster to get that high above ground again.
I'm an arborist that gets paid to do trunk flair excavations.
But the tip check every 5 or 10 years is spot-on, since any wayward roots growing back paralleling trunk are still manageable with a little Pruning.
But waiting too long and letting them get bigger, by then it's too late to rescue tree once noticing decline.
Remember all roots should be straight outbound from trunk.
While your watching this excellent video, take a shot everytime Roger says Mulch.
Wish he had said what that "brown mulch" is. I don't like using dyed mulches, especially if it's made from pallets to begin with.
Love this video these guyz straight down to business! Instead of saying they have a bachelors and went to university of so and so for horticulture like that cocky bald man who cares where you went to a university
Lovebug7 maybe because that bald guy knows what he’s talking about? Having a degree in horticulture isn’t a bad thing when it comes to landscaping. This video is terrible, these guys don’t know what they’re doing. Removing soil from a bed is an old practice that’s been proven detrimental to soil science decades ago.
“It looks great” while looking at the state of that edging 😂
Out here in the Philadelphia area....
you seee MULCH VOLCANOS around every other tree.
Great video. About to start landscaping my yard in a couple weeks, but wanted to know why didn't they put down any plastic to prevent weeds and grass from growing through overtime?
Either he loves to weed or he’s going to use a pre emergent week killer.
roots need air.
If you put plastic, the plants don't get water.
Nice job. Personally, I prefer the chunky stuff because it takes longer to break down.
I live in a resort area and the main landscaper in the area piles the volcanoes higher and higher every year. Won't be using those yahoos.
I wish we could have seen it at the end 😁
lol. the homeowner destroyed the edging. Luckily he's not OCD.
nobody:
Roger: -but before we do that.
Black mulch would have looked better, matching the shutters
Imagine is this guy swore like Gordon Ramsey
Dev Patel that would be badass!!! Roger to me is more like bob Ross.
LMAO!!
Certainly glad you could join us today.....let’s grab a shovel and beat the devil out of it.....
DERE'S TOO MUCH MULCH ERE YA DAWNKEY!
I bet he does off camera...
“Excellent”
I always just use a straight spade shovel to edge my landscaping when my big rocks that border the beds start to sink every couple years. I am guilty of flicking the grass back in the beds. Having said that, I have never really had grass grow in the beds. I get stupid chives or onions whatever they are.
I purposly sprinkle chives all over for their purple flowers xD
I never watched radger but i do now and he thow 👇
Look ovah heah !! Get the edgah!
Roger Roger!!
Hope I hire you as my Gardner ! Good job
Sweet house.
Good information to know! Just wish our Louisiana “soil” was that easy to work with.
Just waiting for ted and mark whalberg to appear with a bong and a bag of topsoil.....
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I miss living in a house ….
Thanks for so much invaluable insights. You must have been a teacher sometime ago. Right? I bet.
love your tools...good idea!!😊
Okay, WHAT kind of mulch was that and WHERE can I buy it? It looked really shredded without the big hunks of wood that I find in the mulch I have purchased in the past!
Try some local plant nurseries, not the big box stores.