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ShareIn agriculture and gardening, mulch is a protective cover placed over the soil, primarily to modify the effects of the local climate.
A wide variety of natural and synthetic materials are used.
For more information about the topic Mulch, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
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