Click below to listen to my 2 min. Garden Bite radio show: Digging a square hole and mulching to prevent girdling
Mulching helps newly planted trees create stable root growth, which means longevity. I’ve told you this multiple times but I’ll say it again, when you mulch, think DONUT, not Volcano.
The idea is to mulch out to the dripline of the tree, away from the trunk. The point is that the roots will follow the mulch, so if you mulch at the trunk, there’s more chance of girdled … [Continue reading]