Mulching is a process of covering the topsoil with grass or leaves to protect the roots of the plants and improving soil quality. Mulching improves the soil activity of organisms found in it such as earthworms. When the grass breaks down it improves the organic content of the soil. Mulching also prevents soil erosion and keeps weeds from growing in your garden. Mulching prevents evaporation on hot days and keeps the plant roots warm  on cold days.

In some instances when we do not have enough grass, we use plastic sheets for mulching. This practice involves cutting holes on the plastic sheets in such a way that it exposes the crops that we have planted but covers the soil to prevent weeds from growing.

 The cards below give you examples of different mulch materials, flip the card to see image of each example.