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Mulch is a useful tool that benefits and beautifies your landscape in many ways, but you need to make sure you're installing it correctly in order for plants to reap those benefits instead of suffer. Unfortunately, many landscaping companies install "mulch volcanos," and we see so many instances of these around town that it's practically burned into our minds as the correct way to do it! WRONG! Some might find these volcanos to be visually appealing, but boy do they make us arborists cringe!
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7/13/2016 09:18:58 pm
I never knew that mulch shouldn't be a volcano covering up a lot of the base of the tree. Well at least now when offering the customer the mulch I have made from the brush removal I can give them a some real advice on how to use it. :) Great article. I have owned my tree service company for years, and you should see some of the looks I get when I criticize homeowners on the mulch mountains that I see. As a fellow arborists I try and educate them on the importance of mulch, but how it should be done as well. Great info. Glad dI bumped into this. I'm so happy I found this blog. Being in the tree industry ourselves we are constantly battling with customers in regards to laying too much mulch. I will be referencing this page in our Facebook news feed for our followers. Great article looking forward to sharing it! 4/10/2017 09:10:34 am
I'm searching for the same post from last few days. Mulch is best thing for plantation. We mix Mulch material in the surface of an area of soil for better performance. Thanks you so much for this post. 5/7/2017 02:50:05 am
“Nice info!” Thanks so much for the mention . This is raelly a good write up. We are also highly skilled in both commercial and residential tree care, specializing in "Tree Removal Service Elgin". 6/19/2017 03:56:31 pm
Thanks for the article. Definitely need to talk to some of my landscaping buddies about their mulch volcanoes and the hundreds of lbs of mulch they probably waste per year. 11/22/2018 12:18:24 am
My mom wanted to make sure that our yard looks great with trees. It was explained here that mulching will keep soil moisture retention and soil temperature control. Furthermore, it's recommended to hire professionals when considering quality mulch. 4/2/2019 06:52:26 pm
I was on the phone with a friend of mine the other day and she mentioned wanting to get mulch. She really likes the idea of checking out root collars. This is a great way to make sure that you are getting the right growth.
<a href="http://www.saginawtreeservicepros.com">Chris</a>
5/9/2019 03:44:18 pm
"It can be a real struggle to grow grass under a tree, anyway! Give up and install mulch!" Exactly! Ha. This is basically verbatim what I tell my clients. 5/28/2019 03:34:51 pm
Wow, I had no idea that mulching can reduce the root competition between trees, weeds, and grass. My parents are thinking about getting into gardening now that they are both retired. I will be sure to forward this article to them so that they have a guide for what to look for when mulching. 6/18/2019 09:55:00 pm
Hah it's quite comical only because we see it all the time and roll our eyes thinking "dude what are you doing!?!?" and it happens more than you think it would. Gave me a nice little chuckle, thanks for that. 8/23/2019 11:56:08 am
Thanks for the tip about keeping the mulch away from the trunk to prevent disease and fungus from growing there instead. I didn't know that constant moisture was so bad for trees! I'll make sure to keep that in mind while I put mulch around my trees. 10/18/2019 10:00:17 am
I didn't know mulching helped soil moisture retention. I moved into a new home recently and want to make the yard look amazing. It looks like I'll have to get mulch for my trees. 11/18/2019 11:29:38 am
It's interesting that you said to keep the mulch away from the trunk of the tree to prevent disease. I'm thinking about getting mulch for my yard to make it look a little nicer. I'll be sure to put the right amount of mulch in the right places so that it looks good and works well. 7/17/2021 01:56:48 am
Your site is amazing and your blogs are informative and knowledgeable to my websites. 7/20/2021 08:31:30 am
I've got some extra branches that I'm not sure what to do with it. It makes sense that I would want to get mulch for me. That seems like a good way to ensure that I don't have too much green waste. 8/5/2021 01:09:57 am
Greetings! 8/26/2021 01:35:16 pm
My brother has been thinking about getting some mulch for his garden. He would really like to get some help from a professional in order to be safer. It was interesting to learn about how it will be able to maintain moisture, temperature, and fertility. 8/31/2021 11:28:42 am
I will keep mulch away from the trunk. I'd hate to ruin my tree. So I might have a professional help me out at first. Leave a Reply. |
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