{"id":110812,"date":"2025-05-05T13:07:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T20:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/island\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=110812"},"modified":"2025-05-05T13:07:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T20:07:13","slug":"ground-covers-planting-in-layers-to-create-a-living-mulch","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/island\/event\/ground-covers-planting-in-layers-to-create-a-living-mulch\/","title":{"rendered":"Ground Covers: Planting in Layers to Create a Living Mulch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\">\n\t<h2 class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tJuly 20, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t @ \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t1:00 pm\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t &#8211; \t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2:00 pm\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Using plants as a living mulch offers many benefits: weed suppression, maintaining soil water content,<br>and nutrient cycling. 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