You finally feel it—the first warm weekend after a long, gray winter. The birds are singing, your gloves are on, and you’re ready to mulch like a pro. You grab that fresh, earthy-smelling pile of mulch and start spreading it around your flower beds, feeling productive and proud. But hold on—before you cover your perennials in that cozy blanket, you might actually be setting them up for trouble.
Mulching too early is one of gardening’s sneakiest mistakes, and it can spell disaster for your plants before the season even gets going.
