The time has come of course, to prepare your garden for the long and joyous season ahead of you. The seeds are ready, and sky is as pretty as a picture. The one thing left to consider what to do about your vegetable garden mulch needs. Proper application of this material is an essential part of a high yield harvest.

Where Should I Get My Vegetable Garden Mulch?

Perhaps, a better question is `Can I do it yourself?’ There are a variety of low cost ways to create your own vegetable garden mulch. This can be done in conjunction with your normal composting that you do for your natural fertilizer needs. If you have either the time or inclination, or both, making your own vegetable garden mulch is a great way to save money. And, it is a good way to help the environment.

Okay, So You Don’t Have That Much Time

What an ironic curse we have in our techno savvy world, eh? We have all the modern convinces a society could ever ask for, but alas, no time to do life’s simple pleasures. Don’t worry, you can buy vegetable garden mulch buy the bag or often even by the truck load.

Here is a good idea; you should call around to see what days certain stores get new shipments of vegetable garden mulch. This will save you the time of running around only to be disappointed that it is out of stock. You might also inquire with the lawn and garden manager about the ability to special order mass quantities of vegetable garden mulch. And, you should ask if the store can offer you a discount on a bulk purchases.

Well I’m Home, Now What?

Great! You have made it this far you are in the home stretch as far as your vegetable garden mulch work goes. If slaving out in the hot sun working your vegetable garden mulch into the soil is not your thing, you might think about hiring a couple of neighborhood kids to give you a helping hand. There is nothing like a little pocket change for the eager junior high or high school kid in the summertime.

Or, you can have your garden professionally done by a landscaper. This option is, of course, more expensive, but you can often get follow up work done at a reduced cost. But, honestly speaking, spreading vegetable garden mulch is definitely a do-it-yourself thing if you like to break a little sweat now and then.