Friday, July 3, 2015

Mulch Alternatives - HEMP Mulch


Using wood mulch alternatives - HEMP.

http://hemptopia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/hemp-mulch.jpgWe are constantly trying to find new, and more effective ways to garden and homestead.
Our friends at Hemptopia.ca brought in this amazing Hemp Mulch last year - and we are seriously hooked.
For more information, and purchasing please visit Hemptopia.ca

 

 

   

 

Benefits of Hemp Mulch and Bedding

 


Hemptopia mulch and bedding. along with a hemp brick
  • rich in cellulose

  • thermal and acoustic properties

  • can be used for pet/livestock/foul bedding

  • green-building friendly hempcrete/bio resin applications

  • biodegradable garden mulch.

  • anti microbial properties

  • fire retardant

  • high rated R factors, insulates up to 80 plus! With acoustic properties

  • lowers hoof rot in hooved animals, due to high absorbency qualities in cannabis’ inner capillaries

  • absorbs 6x its weight in moisture! 

  • mold resistant

 

 

 We have used Hemp Mulch in multiple situations:

Garden beds

Chicken bedding

Potted plants and trees

Vegetable Growing

 Bed cover instead of tradition mulch

Erosion prevention

Planting shrubs into soil & hemp mulch
 
 

 


Even Henrietta the chicken likes it! - Moms For Real Food Initiative ©
 

















Using Hemp mulch to cover soil preventing erosion - Moms For Real Food Initiative ©

Shrubs planted in, then covered with hemp mulch - Moms For Real Food Initiative ©

Shrubs planted in, then covered with hemp mulch - Moms For Real Food Initiative ©
Potted Veggies - - Moms For Real Food Initiative ©

Potted Veggies - - Moms For Real Food Initiative ©

Potted plants - - Moms For Real Food Initiative ©

Anti-Erosion in bedding - Moms For Real Food Initiative ©

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