How to plant when mulch is deep 🪴 Step-by-step planting demonstration
The first 500 people to use my link https://skl.sh/gardenprojectacademy09241 will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare premium! 🎉 How to plant when mulch is deep! Planting into deep mulch is a little bit different from planting out into the landscape normally. In this video, I demonstrate step-by-step how to plant a plant into even SUPER deep mulch, properly. Learn the concepts behind planting best practices. This video also applies to sheet mulched garden beds, and various materials, including arborist chips, wood chips, bark nuggets, or bark dust mulch. From tiny groundcover plants to trees, these same methods apply. 00:00 How to plant when mulch is deep 00:10 Step 1 00:31 What to do with cardboard mulch 00:57 Step 2 01:23 Myth and exceptions: mulch binds all the nitrogen 02:15 Tip for keeping soil and mulch separate 02:24 How to properly dig the planting hole 02:52 If you have poor soil 03:10 Planting level with the mulch 03:27 How much compost to add 03:43 Removing the plant from the pot 04:13 Untangling roots 05:16 Preventing stem rot 05:42 Step 3 06:11 What to do with long roots 07:03 How much you should press the soil in around the plant 07:21 Tip to increase plant success 09:26 How deep mulch should be around the plant 09:40 Step 4 (CRITICAL) 09:53 If you’re planting a tree or a groundcover plant 10:26 What to do if your mulch is SUPER deep 10:55 Really small, groundcover planting example 11:22 Watering the plant 11:33 Overview and summary 11:59 Free resources to help with your garden project More resources: 🌱 FREE MINI COURSE: How to choose the perfect plant (and put it in the right place): https://www.gardenprojectacademy.com/... 🌱 Cardboard mulch explained • How to use cardboard in your landscap... 🌱 Why proper plant spacing is so important in landscape design & how to avoid common spacing mistakes • Why proper plant spacing is so import... 🌱 MULCH! Playlist (more than you ever wanted to know about mulch): • Critical mulching tips every do-it-yo... 🌱 How to make a landscape design: THE STEPS • How to make a landscape design 🪴 THE ... 🌱 Landscape design for busy people 🪴 Time saving strategies from a designer • Landscape design for busy people 🪴 Ti... 🌱 Landscape Design Tips for Reducing Weeds 🌱 Less time weeding & maintaining your yard through design: • Landscape Design Tips for Reducing We... 🌱 Landscaping Mistakes that Lead to More Maintenance • Landscaping Mistakes that Lead to Mor... And if you’re new here, hello! Welcome to Garden Project Academy, where I offer online courses and resources to help you have a more successful garden project, and make the world a better place with the opportunity you have to do some landscaping. My name is Eve Hanlin, I’m a certified horticulturist and landscape designer from the Pacific Northwest corner of the USA. More ways to follow: Newsletter: https://www.gardenprojectacademy.com/... Instagram: / gardenprojectacademy Facebook: / gardenprojectacademy Pinterest: / gardenprojectacademy Tag me in your projects @gardenprojectacademy. I would love to see what you’re working on! Remember that everything in my videos are for informational purposes only: It is entirely up to you to decide what is best for you, and your landscape. ©2024 Garden Project Academy LLC FTC Disclaimer - This video is sponsored by Skillshare
