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thisismelissa

How much mulch?

17 years ago

Well, since I can do little else, I've been out fluffing mulch...

This year, I'm being more careful to not slice the hosta nubs as they emerge. (Last year, a lot of my early leaves look like Freddie Kruger got to 'em).

So, anyway, last year was my first year with cypress mulch. I was rather surprised to see that I had lost probably half of it... ok, not "lost" since it decomposed into the soil, but you get my point.

I know last year, I bought something like 100 bags to get about 2" of coverage. Would you consider doing a thicker layer of mulch?

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