9 responses to “This is why you mulch your trees!”

1. 

   Aaron Bruce

   May 22, 2024

   Hey David, what do you think of using rotting trees off of the forest floor for mulch? Do you see where it may cause some issues around my fruit trees

   1. 

      David The Good

      May 22, 2024

      No, I like the idea!

2. 

   Denise Ceccorulli

   May 22, 2024

   We dropped an old log in the soil 2 years ago and will continue to do so as everything planted near it gets fed as setting up small composts around the edges garden

3. 

   Tony Wilson

   May 22, 2024

   Hello David- thanks for this video. What about planting trees in an area surrounded by clover? Would you still advise mulching heavily? Perhaps in a smaller radius around the tree due to the nitrogen fixing properties of clover?

   1. 

      David The Good

      May 22, 2024

      Clover is probably fine.

4. 

   christopher pisz

   May 23, 2024

   The wind has knocked over my Mexican Plum tree. This really hurts. I’ve got three years vested and only own 1/10th an acre, so I don’t have others. It’s still alive but leaning about 45 degrees. What can be done? Do I just let it lean and hope it doesn’t get worse in the next thunderstorm? Do I try to stake and pull it up? I also heard something about digging under the opposite side it is leaning.

   This was in a bed I made out of 3 foot rotting mulch and compost that I planted that tree in on top of the native clay. It is very possible the roots didn’t make it deep enough as there is a lot of limestone under there, but people here in Central Texas claim mexican plums are native and need nothing other than to be put in the ground.

   1. 

      David The Good

      May 23, 2024

      I would hammer in a T-post and lash it up with inner tube or hose or something to recover. We had two trees smacked sideways in a recent storm and I did that. Hoping for the best.

5. 

   Christian

   June 3, 2024

   Good day David!

   It finally occurred to me that I could send you a message as though you were a real existing human being rather than just “someone on the internet.” Wanted to say thank you. My parents were gardeners for all their life, and I never understood the call. They’re back with the Lord for a bit now, and am grateful to say that the green thumb has finally emerged within myself. I wanted to thank you. Your gardening philosophy reminded me of a message from a priest years back when he said, “We’ve overcomplicated what mission is.” We had recently moved, and this time I do not have the privilege of having my parents’ decades worth of soil work – starting from scratch, so to speak. So, I took out the shovel and squared off an area in the dirt and have 3 rows 4×16 long. I only managed to get 3 trees in, but the rows are full of anything/everything for my family. That was long winded. Thank you for sharing your blessings. May the God continue to bless you and your family.

   1. 

      David The Good

      June 3, 2024

      Excellent work, Christian. I appreciate you writing. I think once that “green thumb” shows up, it just becomes part of you forever.