Posts categorized as Garden Science

Let’s Dig Into The Dirt A Little Deeper

Last time I wrote that every great garden starts with living soil. Now let’s dig into the dirt a little deeper. Because once you understand your soil, you can improve it. Not all soils…

It’s All About The Dirt

  This garden bed has been here since 1834. We mix compost, leaves and manure into the soil every year. At Garden Mats, we talk a lot about the weather, when to plant, what…

Finally, a weed barrier that works!

We researched material all over the planet for a weed barrier that would work. We started with what was available. And frankly, that was not much and not that good. We looked at every…

More Than a Weed-Barrier, It’s a System

Yup, we sell a weed barrier. But not just any weed barrier. We believe we have the best weed barrier on the market. Understandably, that’s our biggest selling point. We make no bones about…

Got Mulch? The Garden Mats Guide to Mulch and Mulch More

My dog-eared, thirty-five year-old Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary defines “mulch” as “a protective covering (as of sawdust, compost, or paper) spread or left on the ground to reduce evaporation, maintain even soil temperature, prevent erosion,…

Soil Type Basics

Gardening is all about soil– that loose top-layer of earth covering our planet. Soil results from the breakdown of rock over thousands of years through natural cycles of wind and water erosion, glacial activity,…