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Building Slug-Proof Planting Barrels

Step 8Mulch!

Mulch!
Mulch! This keeps water and warmth in and the chance of airborne weeds down. I prefer to use rice hulls, so I scatter the hulls about until I have a nice even layer. And I have found that very insistent neighborhood kitties don't like the feeling of the poke-y rice hulls in their paws. It does no damage, but it's is merely annoying enough for them to go home and use a litter box. Feel free to use whatever mulch you prefer - if you have put in seeds, make sure the mulch isn't too dense for seedlings to poke through!

You are done!!! Water everything well and consider installing a drip system.

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I'm a gardener and crafter... Always looking for a good way to do something, be sustainable and grow something yummy or make something useful.