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re: Is colored mulch in your flower bed trashy looking?

Posted on 3/23/23 at 2:17 pm to
Posted by BRbornandraised
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jun 2013
584 posts
Posted on 3/23/23 at 2:17 pm to
quote:

Isn't black actually defined as the combination of all colors, or (red, yellow, and blue)? White is the absence of color.



For light, black is the absence of color. For paint or any type of pigment, black is the combination of all colors. So here, black mulch would be all the colors.
Posted by RealDawg
Dawgville
Member since Nov 2012
11144 posts
Posted on 3/23/23 at 2:34 pm to
The brown mulch def appears to work better than the black imo
Posted by Koach K
Member since Nov 2016
4795 posts
Posted on 3/23/23 at 2:36 pm to
People being able to see your house is trashy.

And while we are on the topic here is a list of things lacking grace and charm:

Tattoos
Monster trucks and jeeps
Garages filled to the rafters with tupperware bins
Baby formula for convenience
Commuting
Littering
Boats in your yard
Disney world
Travel sports
Multilevel marketing
Naming a child with some trendy future stripper name
Bad manners
Vaping
Rust and peeling paint
Nissan Altima (courtesy of another thread)

I encourage all OTers to help expand this list.
This post was edited on 3/23/23 at 3:35 pm
Posted by UKWildcats
Lexington, KY
Member since Mar 2015
18702 posts
Posted on 3/23/23 at 2:37 pm to
I use red mulch. It coordinates well with the accents on my house.
Posted by honeybadger07
The Woodlands
Member since Jul 2015
3835 posts
Posted on 3/23/23 at 2:53 pm to
colored mulch is not good for your garden fyi
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
138911 posts
Posted on 3/23/23 at 3:04 pm to
I just re-mulched by flower beds with this:



This is the second season I've used the black mulch. I used to go with pine straw. The black mulch looks much cleaner and is not trashy at all. I've gotten many compliments from neighbors.
This post was edited on 3/23/23 at 3:05 pm
Posted by Tigahs24Seven
Charlie Kirk's America
Member since Nov 2007
14455 posts
Posted on 3/23/23 at 3:05 pm to
Yeppers.
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
138911 posts
Posted on 3/23/23 at 3:05 pm to
quote:

colored mulch is not good for your garden fyi



Why?

The black mulch is just harmless charcoal.
Posted by TDTOM
Member since Jan 2021
24484 posts
Posted on 3/23/23 at 3:11 pm to
Does colored mulch require a separate watering hose?
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
138911 posts
Posted on 3/23/23 at 4:01 pm to
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Does colored mulch require a separate watering hose?


Not to my knowledge. I treat it like regular mulch. Program the sprinkler and forget about it.
Posted by Mo Jeaux
Member since Aug 2008
62311 posts
Posted on 3/23/23 at 4:05 pm to
quote:

colored mulch is not good for your garden fyi



Isn't all mulch colored?
Posted by Klark Kent
Houston via BR
Member since Jan 2008
72972 posts
Posted on 3/23/23 at 4:21 pm to
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Pine straw is for poors


interesting. i see a lot of businesses using pine straw in their landscaping in the Woodlands

for me it’s situational. pine straw is great for a lot of reasons. it’s free. it doesn’t lose its color or need to be replaced as often. and it does a far far better job than mulch.
Posted by Drop4Loss
Birds Eye Of Deaf Valley
Member since Oct 2007
3967 posts
Posted on 3/23/23 at 4:22 pm to
Pine straw aint for poors
Just bought big arse bags iof cypress mulch
$3.33 a bag

Pine straw $14 a bundle
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
70498 posts
Posted on 3/23/23 at 4:26 pm to
Pine straw just doesn't look as good as mulch of any color.
Posted by Tigerpaw123
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2007
17745 posts
Posted on 3/23/23 at 8:03 pm to
If you use pine straw use crushed pine straw, looks much cleaner, but all pine straw turns gray very quickly and looks like shite, but decomposes well and is better for the health of the flower bed

Soft scape for the win
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
108117 posts
Posted on 3/23/23 at 8:08 pm to
quote:

Pine straw is for poors
looks good for this poor

Posted by pbro62
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2016
15171 posts
Posted on 3/23/23 at 8:16 pm to
Racist
Posted by deltaland
Member since Mar 2011
100220 posts
Posted on 3/23/23 at 8:18 pm to
Pine straw is fricking terrible
Posted by liz18lsu
Naples, FL
Member since Feb 2009
17895 posts
Posted on 3/23/23 at 8:31 pm to
White house, black mulch. And the lawn men will do that.
Posted by LSUtoBOOT
Member since Aug 2012
19051 posts
Posted on 3/23/23 at 8:39 pm to
quote:

now im sitting here thinking about do i really want more rock, but im also thinking i will never be doing it again so i want something more permanent then mulch will be

Looking forward to the vinyl tile that looks like mulch.
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