Landscaping Mulch

Any organic material has the capability of drawing insects or bugs. This is not a bad thing because it is a part of the natural scheme of things. These are part of the living organisms that help create living soils.

No, we do not treat our mulches with any chemicals. They are all organic.

The type of mulch you use depends on your application. Courser mulch does well in large areas and around large trees and on hillsides. A medium to fine mulch works well around shrubs and flowers.

A standard size pickup bed holds 2 cubic yards.

A small pickup bed holds 1 cubic yard.

This will depend on how much direct sunlight is on the colored mulch.  The less direct sunlight the longer the color will hold.  To keep them looking good you may need to top-dress them once every other year. Top dressing is applying about an inch of material on top of existing material.

When it gets very hot and humid a fungus sometimes grows on top of mulch. It can easily be fixed by breaking up and mixing with a fork or a hoe. This is a good sign that the organisms are at work in your garden bed.

Mulch will help suppress most of your weeds and any that do come up are easy to pull. As much as we want to say weeds will not grow, we cannot control what seeds weather, birds or bugs may carry in.

There are many ways such as landscaping fabric, newspaper, cardboard etc. As you apply mulches over the years it can start to create a thin crust that help limit weeds from establishing and still allows water through for plants.