Mulches

10 years ago

I came into this having no idea that there were multiple types of mulch. Now I know there are a few.

I have found someone near me who advertises leaf and bark mulch. I think it's bark, anyway. Could very well be wood chips. I did a quick search earlier and found really one good result that went beyond the differences. It was from these forums, actually...just from 2008. I thought I would try another sampling here and see if there are pros or cons to either. The last discussion seemed pretty down the middle. No preferences or citing one type is better in a certain area for a certain plant or anything.

I think the one hazard I read about leaf mulch is that some bugs like to make homes in it, so it is not advised to be near plants. My plans have the mulch going along my fence line which has lilacs and forsythias just starting out. I need something that will make grass cutting easier. Right now, I'm weaving with the mower and being extra careful with the weed eater. I yearn for a mulch produced straight line!

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dchall_san_antonio
10 years ago
Can you post a picture of this?

What kind of grass do you have?
l_d_g
Original Author
10 years ago
What would you like a picture of? My yard currently without mulch? The mulches I'm looking at?

My grass is mostly zoysia. I have patches of other stuff (because random areas come in earlier in the year) though.
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dchall_san_antonio
10 years ago
Zoysia is going to invade any mulch.

Picture of the area where you want to put the mulch.
l_d_g
Original Author
10 years ago

These are the two main areas that mulch will go. Sorry for the distance shot, I tried to crop it and expand. Bit of miscommunication between myself and photographer.

I'm hoping to get mulch brought in tomorrow.
l_d_g
Original Author
10 years ago
Also, I'm anticipating 3-4 inches of depth for the mulch. Just coming three feet out from the fence.
l_d_g
Original Author
10 years ago
Mulch was brought in on Saturday. It seemed to expand....or they gave me more than I paid for because I measured twice and used two different calculators online. I don't know how I was off by so much.

I was able to put a solid 4 inches everywhere I wanted to and still had a lot left over. How long does 4 inches of mulch take to fully settle? It has sat for almost two days now and it's currently raining. I dumped some in behind my retaining wall, but still need fill dirt for that. Fill dirt won't be available in bulk until we have no rain for a while. Is the mulch going to cut down the amount of fill dirt I'm going to need by much?