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re: What color mulch do you prefer/use in your flowerbeds...red, brown, or black?
Posted on 3/30/19 at 7:31 am to tigeroarz1
Posted on 3/30/19 at 7:31 am to tigeroarz1
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Posted on 3/30/19 at 12:31 pm to LSUperior
quote:My wife stopped at Home Depot (Frisco, TX) and they had 3 bags for $10. Yesterday Lowes had the same at 4 bags for $10 so we got 24 bags. We will need more so I'll have her check our Home Depot next Thursday. Thanks.
ETA: Also, just a heads up for y'all that plan on laying mulch down soon. I did verify with one of the Home Depot managers that starting next Thursday April 4th, Home Depot will be doing their "Spring Black Friday" sale and the mulch will most likely be 5 bags for $10 like last year.
To answer your question, brown mulch and it looks good when spread.
Posted on 3/30/19 at 12:38 pm to PlanoPrivateer
Will their pine straw be on sale as well?
Looked at Home Depot today and their straw was $11 per bale.
I didn’t really feel like dropping a car note on pine straw today.
Looked at Home Depot today and their straw was $11 per bale.
I didn’t really feel like dropping a car note on pine straw today.
Posted on 3/30/19 at 2:05 pm to bravedb19
We used chestnut softscape this year. Love the product
Posted on 3/30/19 at 2:41 pm to CottonWasKing
Check online for places that sell soil. Some will sell you baled straw directly at a low cost.
Posted on 3/30/19 at 5:08 pm to cuyahoga tiger
quote:Thanks
here is a good start...
Posted on 3/30/19 at 5:44 pm to LSUperior
I liked the red until my grandmother read on Facebook that the red was supposed to be some indicator that the home owners are swingers. We switched to black.
Posted on 3/30/19 at 8:14 pm to CoachChappy
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red was supposed to be some indicator that the home owners are swingers.
15 years ago red was 90% of the marketplace. Now it is less than 20% and is primarily used in commercial applications, as it is more of an "eye-catcher" than the natural shades. Browns and black.
Reds in a residential applications tend to be democrats or Hispanics...just sayin
Posted on 3/30/19 at 8:29 pm to cuyahoga tiger
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Reds in a residential applications tend to be democrats or Hispanics...just sayin
This post was edited on 3/30/19 at 8:30 pm
Posted on 3/31/19 at 6:54 am to LSUperior
When I see red mulch I always think of gas stations or fast food restaurants.
Posted on 3/31/19 at 8:36 am to cuyahoga tiger
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...mostly wood waste from lumber mills...
True. Some pole yards and lumber yards are using their leftover pine shavings, dyeing them and selling the colored mulch, in bulk, at great rates. Pole yard near me sells all colored mulches for $25 per sq. yard. That's an 18 ft. long trailer heaping full for about $100.
Posted on 3/31/19 at 8:45 am to lsufanintexas
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I have a few questions about the rocks next to your house 1. Where did you get them? 2. How deep are they? 3. How wide are they front to back? Ie edge to house. 4. Do you have anything underneath the rocks like weed barrier?
I can help you here.
1. The rocks are likely Mexican beach pebbles. They come in mix colors or you can pick a single color. Most large garden centers have them or can procure them for you.
2. They should be 4-6” deep if done right
4. Always put weed barriers under decorative stone otherwise weeds popping through are a PITA.
Posted on 3/31/19 at 9:00 am to LSUperior
Any issues with termites when using natural mulch?
Posted on 4/1/19 at 6:52 am to Perfect Circle
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Pole yard near me
If you are referring to Eubanks, yes they do a great job.
Posted on 4/1/19 at 7:05 am to good_2_geaux
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Any issues with termites when using natural mulch?
One of the biggest myth's out there. Termites are subterranean insects that are found in all of the US. They are in everyone's ground right now. Any mulch, pine straw, wood, pine bark, heck even rubber and synthetic mulches retain moisture (that, weed control and aesthetics) and that's why we use them, but that's what the termites/bugs like as well. A good rule of thumb is to keep ANY moisture retaining ground cover a couple inches away from foundation of house.
Posted on 4/1/19 at 8:09 am to cuyahoga tiger
Never would I have thought Eubanks in Lucedale would ever get mentioned here!
Posted on 4/1/19 at 9:11 am to Perfect Circle
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Never would I have thought Eubanks in Lucedale would ever get mentioned here!
Steve and his family are fine folks. In fact, I will be visiting them next week, as I ply my wares.
Posted on 4/1/19 at 9:50 am to good_2_geaux
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Any issues with termites when using natural mulch?
Only if you're using limbs or logs. typically, you should expose the slab about 6" or more with any mulch. A termite would starve trying to feed on a finely shredded mulch. The only thing a mulch can do is provide a moist cover for exploring but that can happen whether it's natural or not.
***cuyahoga covered it.
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via Tangipahoa
the village or the parish?
This post was edited on 4/1/19 at 9:56 am
Posted on 4/1/19 at 9:57 am to Cdawg
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A termite would starve trying to feed on a finely shredded mulch
very true...Univ of Maryland did a study and confirmed that ground cellulose/wood will not sustain termites
Posted on 4/1/19 at 11:27 am to cuyahoga tiger
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Reds in a residential applications tend to be democrats or Hispanics...just sayin
Red it is then. I enjoy confusing my stalkers...
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