Following up on TimCAD's Q&A...I have just directly sowed many seeds...lettuce, carrots, green beans, peas... and have added a 1"-ish layer of straw as mulch. In your answer, are you suggesting NOT to use straw as mulch at this point, but to wait til I have growth, and then add straw? If so, what do you suggest I use as mulch? I live in a very dry area and want to use something for water retention. Thanks.
Following up on TimCAD's Q&A...I have just directly sowed many seeds...lettuce, carrots, green beans, peas... and have added a 1"-ish layer of straw as mulch. In your answer, are you suggesting NOT to use straw as mulch at this point, but to wait til I have growth, and then add straw? If so, what do you suggest I use as mulch? I live in a very dry area and want to use something for water retention. Thanks.