NOVEMBER — MULCHING FOR WINTER 



Late in the autumn we mulch berries, bulbs in beds, and 

 other tender plants, in various ways. One of the best ways 

 is to pile leaves 4 to 15 inches high over the beds. 



A very good way to protect rose bushes is to run around 

 the bed a chicken-wire fence, and fill this with leaves until 

 the bushes are entirely covered. Another way to protect 

 the bushes is to bind straw about them. 



In latitudes north of New York City, it is best to lay down 

 roses and other tender bushes and vines, and cover them 

 with leaves, straw, or coarse manure. In the spring the 

 materials used for the covering may be thrown on the com- 

 post pile or placed as a mulch about the plants. 



The object of a mulch is not to keep the plants from freez- 

 ing, but to keep them from thawing out during warm spells 

 in the winter and starting their growth too early in the 

 spring. 



Rake up dry leaves^ but do not burn them, 



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