| If you haven't yet mulched your tomato plants, midsummer's the time to do it. |
| Beets, carrots, parsnips, and turnips can be left in the ground for winter harvest if mulched with 6 to 12 inches of hay or straw. |
| In these zones, spring-flowering bulbs must be mulched during the winter due to the danger of frost damage. |
| Sown in the spring for fall harvest, they also overwinter well when mulched heavily. |
| The natural bush garden features mulched plants which require little, if any, watering. |
| Hostas should be planted in the soil and mulched lightly to help them through the freeze and thaw cycles. |
