Moist Mulch is amazing at protecting your substrate and the microbes within it from harsh UV light and heat and, as the name suggests, it's excellent at keeping your growing medium moist to help ensure your living soil is as healthy and active as possible. The results are really impressive when used our Auto or Veg soils.
Our Moist Mulch is made from anaerobically produced fibrous material which is a mix of rye, maize, barley and grass; it's sterilised and is certified organic by the Soil Association.
If using correctly, over time the mulch will be gradually broken down by soil microbes (and particularly worms if you have them in your pot/ bed) to become valuable humus in your soil.
We sell the mulch in 5L or 10L kraft paper bags which may absorb some of the moisture, so in order to avoid the bag losing its integrity, the mulch should be used or transferred to another container within 3 weeks of the date of receipt.
How to use it
There are varying opinions on how best to use mulch but we suggest it should be spread on the top of your pot/ bed to a thickness of about 3 cm's.
Quantities to order will vary according to pot dimensions but if spreading to a depth of around 3cm's you'll need about 3l per 20L pot. This provides a nice thick layer over the surface. As the mulch is broken down over time you can top up with more as needed.
Moist mulch can also be used as a soil conditioner to add organic matter to your growing medium - we suggest this should be to a maximum of a fifth of the total volume of soil/ coco.
Our mulch may have a slight hint of ammonia when it first arrives - this is from the fermentation process and is entirely normal - it will dissipate naturally in around 24 hours.