ADD MULCH TO GARDEN

Learn how to mulch a Back to Eden organic garden.

“No matter where you live, if you apply a covering to your garden, God will do the rest, and you will be blessed!” - Paul Gautschi

STEP #1

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For an ideal Back to Eden garden, apply 3-4 sheets of paper or newspaper. 

STEP #2

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Apply 3-4 inches of organic compost or composted manure. 

TIP: Paul uses a mulch scoop shovel and wheel barrel to easily transfer compost onto his vehicle and onto his garden. 

​OPTIONAL STEP: You may want to use a garden sieve to screen your wood chips and/or compost to remove any large wood chips or debris.

STEP #3

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Add 3-4 inches of wood chips or alternative mulch on top of your garden. Sign up to the Chip Drop App to get a free delivery of wood chips!

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TIP: Paul's favorite way to spread wood chips is with a Razorback rake.

Mulch Calculator

This is the best mulch calculator that you can customize to measure your garden area and easily calculate how much mulch you need for your garden and orchard. ​

Mulch Calculator

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WHAT IS BACK TO EDEN GARDENING?
Back to Eden Gardening is the practice of growing plants in a no-dig vegetable garden that utilizes wood chip mulch to conserve water and regenerate soil.
WHAT IS WOOD CHIP GARDENING?
Wood chip gardening is the practice of covering your vegetable garden and fruit orchard with wood chip mulch. Wood chips will improve your soil and regenerate the natural life in the soil instead of the use of toxic chemicals that deplete the soil and create soil loss. Sign up to get a free delivery of wood chips from your local tree service company. 
CAN I USE FRESH WOOD CHIPS IN MY GARDEN?
Fresh wood chips come from a renewable resource -- tree pruning waste! Back to Eden Gardening uses fresh wood chips that are 90% needles, leaves, and branches that have been chipped from tree trimming waste. It is important to understand that the leaves are a source of nitrogen and the branches are a source of carbon. This ratio creates an ideal mulch gardening material when the wood chips have composted. Paul Gautschi has multiple gardens and orchards in which he utilizes both raw, composted, and screened wood chips.  

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