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Is mulching really necessary?

Mulching helps conserve water, suppresses weed growth and competition, and as it breaks down, adds organic nutriment to the soil.

Use bark, post peelings, straw, peat or quality compost around a 500mm radius of the trunk or stem. If using newspaper and/or post peelings (which works very well, but this needs to be fairly thick to be effective, approx. lOOmm deep).  Do not place mulch hard up against the trunk as this can cause stem deterioration — leave space for air movement around the trunk.

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