We get asked a lot about the difference between cardboard and paper mulch. We ran some tests and here is some useful information to compare, hope you find this helpful....
The sweetcorn is loving this warm weather and thriving with the paper mulch. We give the beds a good watering, knowing that the layer of paper mulch will stay moist, regulate and preserve water, especially on hot days.
Liz Zorab's recent video on her excellent YouTube channel @lizZorab has her busy in her garden / homestead, exploring and explaining what's been growing well whilst unearthing our Heavyweight Cornstarch membrane, which after a few seasons has broken down nicely. And she finds a very handsome toad hiding in the grass!
Gibside Community Farm is a volunteer-led, not-for-profit farm located near the beautiful Gibside National Trust estate in the Derwent Valley, Tyne and Wear.
Made this a while ago celebrating our allotment for Allotment Week. This year's dates are August 10th to August 16th, 2026.
Please take 15 mins or so to watch this emotional, beautifully shot and wonderfully educational documentary that's been created with Plaw Hatch Farm
We have planted a whole bed of sweetcorn using the paper mulch. As an experiment and because I didn't have any at the time, we decided not to cover it all with topsoil, instead just making sure that all the edges were securely weighed down. It's been much easier to see how the paper retains water, keeping the soil underneath moist in between showers. Shop all paper mulches.
We have been working with Tamar Organics for a long time now. As well as growing vegetables and flowers at their market garden in Cornwall, Tamar Organics are the UK's organic seed specialists.
The King's gardeners have been using the mulch, we booked a trip to Highgrove to celebrate.
Note this image is not ours and was taken from the Highgrove website
This tasty image has been picked from @cherrygardensorganicfarm ~ growers of organic vegetables, fruit and flowers.