Pine Barrens Mafia Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Asking for a friend 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 (edited) I usually end up gett 6-8 scoops a year. I spent a good portion of the day weeding 2 flower beads and am only about 1/8 of the way done. I'm seriously considering turning some of them into grass. It's getting to be too much to maintain. Edited April 14, 2019 by RaoulDuke79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 As some guy who used to post here would say.......you shouldn't hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 33 minutes ago, Joe in Winslow said: Asking for a friend I used to use mulch. Gigantic pain in the ass and I haven't used it in years. You can't rake leaves off of it. You can't use your blower. It doesn't hold its color. It attracts bugs/termites. I hate mulch. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 1 minute ago, Gugny said: I used to use mulch. Gigantic pain in the ass and I haven't used it in years. You can't rake leaves off of it. You can't use your blower. It doesn't hold its color. It attracts bugs/termites. I hate mulch. It looks good for about two weeks until the color fades and other random things blow or fall into it. There has to be a better alternative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 hating inanimate objects is not healthy for one's demeanor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, RaoulDuke79 said: It looks good for about two weeks until the color fades and other random things blow or fall into it. There has to be a better alternative I thought the benefit was getting to spend the weekend working outside instead of running errands with the wife. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 4 minutes ago, KD in CA said: I thought the benefit was getting to spend the weekend working outside instead of running errands with the wife. Today was a pleasure compared to snow removal. I did exactly that. The bride went grocery shopping and running errands and I spent the afternoon outside in beautiful weather. Got a bit of a sunburn actually. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 5 minutes ago, KD in CA said: I thought the benefit was getting to spend the weekend working outside instead of running errands with the wife. Unless the wife assigns the mulching as an errand Just now, RaoulDuke79 said: Today was a pleasure compared to snow removal. I did exactly that. The bride went grocery shopping and running errands and I spent the afternoon outside in beautiful weather. Got a bit of a sunburn actually. It was REALLY humid out my way, not pleasant mulching weather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 50 minutes ago, Joe in Winslow said: Asking for a friend Considering you were almost mulch in a San Diego landscape it would be considered self loathing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Joshin' Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 In our NY house we used black plastic with small stones. Works great, minimal weeding, long life. Huge amount of flower beds and the perfect solution if you have a way to move them/get delivered in bulk. In Texas we are using mulch for the first time. Too soon to tell but I can see the issues raised starting to occur. Smaller footprint so maybe it will work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, Joe in Winslow said: It was REALLY humid out my way, not pleasant mulching weather I didn't do any mulching today. That's a few weeks out. I got the grass mowed for the first time and spent the rest of the day pulling weeds. Looks like rain is coming in for the night......I'm spending the rest of the night trying to figure out how to cook a pizza on a kamado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 I live in a semi-maintenance free neighborhood. Ask @plenzmd1, because really old people do this. They come and mulch with pine straw twice a year. I actually miss the feeling of satisfaction after I’ve completed exhausting yard work. Maybe because I celebrate with beer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 Just now, RaoulDuke79 said: I didn't do any mulching today. That's a few weeks out. I got the grass mowed for the first time and spent the rest of the day pulling weeds. Looks like rain is coming in for the night......I'm spending the rest of the night trying to figure out how to cook a pizza on a kamado. I got the lady's rose beds weeded and mulched last week, doing her mother's today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Cocoa mulch! It smells great and will decompose to enrich the existing soil. Some people claim that small dogs have eaten the cocoa shells and gotten sick, some say it is an urban legend. Since our (small) dog was too precious to us, "we" (that is the royal we because my husband wouldn't be able to tell cocoa mulch from any other type of mulch) decided to err on the side of caution and only use the cocoa shell mulch in the front yard. After years of build-up and decay, that is some very, very nice soil. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOKIE Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 We had rain forecast, so I was out mulching before sunrise this morning. Front yard looks beautiful. Tulips and daffodils in full bloom. Iris just starting to flower. The look awesome bedded with fresh black mulch. Glad I got that done early because it did start raining around 900 am and has not stopped all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, BUFFALOKIE said: We had rain forecast, so I was out mulching before sunrise this morning. Front yard looks beautiful. Tulips and daffodils in full bloom. Iris just starting to flower. The look awesome bedded with fresh black mulch. Glad I got that done early because it did start raining around 900 am and has not stopped all day. I sure didn't picture you as being the flower planting type. Edited April 14, 2019 by Misterbluesky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 3 hours ago, Gugny said: I used to use mulch. Gigantic pain in the ass and I haven't used it in years. You can't rake leaves off of it. You can't use your blower. It doesn't hold its color. It attracts bugs/termites. I hate mulch. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Shredded and dyed brown mulch is awesome. The red mulch is hideous. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 3 hours ago, Augie said: I live in a semi-maintenance free neighborhood. Ask @plenzmd1, because really old people do this. They come and mulch with pine straw twice a year. I actually miss the feeling of satisfaction after I’ve completed exhausting yard work. Maybe because I celebrate with beer. I’m telling you, 1) avoid everyone all day 2) actually feel good physically 3) conclude with beer 4) wife is appreciative of efforts to make house look good = makes dinner and/or sex and/or leaves you alone Mulch is a man’s best friend! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 3 minutes ago, KD in CA said: I’m telling you, 1) avoid everyone all day 2) actually feel good physically 3) conclude with beer 4) wife is appreciative of efforts to make house look good = makes dinner and/or sex and/or leaves you alone Mulch is a man’s best friend! Let’s shuffle the cards: 1) Start with beer 2) Everyone avoids the crazy guy who starts with beer 3) Feel great.....due to beer 4) Wife’s always traveling for work, so whatever..... I can do this without mulch! But my Golden is this man’s best friend. She tells me mulch is evil (but then it could have been squirrels or cats, hard to tell). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 25 minutes ago, Augie said: Let’s shuffle the cards: 1) Start with beer 2) Everyone avoids the crazy guy who starts with beer 3) Feel great.....due to beer 4) Wife’s always traveling for work, so whatever..... I can do this without mulch! But my Golden is this man’s best friend. She tells me mulch is evil (but then it could have been squirrels or cats, hard to tell). Well geez....if you have the wife who's traveling AND bring home cash you've got nothing to complain about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 1 minute ago, KD in CA said: Well geez....if you have the wife who's traveling AND bring home cash you've got nothing to complain about! I live in Atlanta....... Don’t get me started. I enjoyed living in wonderful places for three decades, then I moved somewhere decidedly less wonderful. If I could move back for half the income, I’d do it in a heartbeat. Money isn’t everything, happiness is everything. But she loves her work, and I love her. And money does not suck. Life.....it’s a bunch of trade offs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOKIE Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Misterbluesky said: I sure didn't picture you as being the flower planting type. I'm a gardening nut! I am soooooo anxious to get my tomatoes going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 7 minutes ago, BUFFALOKIE said: I'm a gardening nut! I am soooooo anxious to get my tomatoes going! I want to punch a tomato! I tried for several years and they always failed me! That’s why God invented farmers markets, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 6 hours ago, RaoulDuke79 said: I usually end up gett 6-8 scoops a year. I spent a food portion of the day weeding 2 flower beads and am only about 1/8 of the way done. I'm seriously considering turning some of them into grass. It's getting to be too much to maintain. I spent part of my day taking the front lawn then adding top soil and seeding. Half of my seed had been attacked by a mouse in my garage and the bags were all open inside the plastic tote I was storing them in. Then the soil I was using I order last year to do this (but ran out of time) the centre of the bag was frozen from the winter and now I have to wait for it to thaw (it was a cubic yard of soils that gets delivered in a bag similar to what tarps are made of) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Google: gardens with ground cover There are tons of thick, fast growing ground covers that are very low maintenance and can actually beautify your gardens without the issues and sight blight that mulch brings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 17 hours ago, Joe in Winslow said: Asking for a friend You should never hate, but please expand. Do you hate the word itself? The act of mulching? Are you really full of hatred for another untold reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boater Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 I hate mulch, too much work and cost at the beginning of the season. I replaced my mulch with stones. If you go the stone route, you have to lay landscaping fabric first, otherwise the stones end of sinking down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 4 hours ago, Cripple Creek said: You should never hate, but please expand. Do you hate the word itself? The act of mulching? Are you really full of hatred for another untold reason? It's the repeated annual act of mulching I hate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Why don’t you just put down a plastic weed barrier from Lowes and cover it with decorative crushed stone? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 I know about He Hate Me, now He Hate Mulch too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Winter isn't done yet in WNY, we'll get more snow. I start planting around memorial day. Last year my daffodils started blooming in February this year they started blooming last week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 I just dropped $400 on mulch and $300 on labor for cleanup and putting said mulch down. But it does look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 7 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: I just dropped $400 on mulch and $300 on labor for cleanup and putting said mulch down. But it does look good. How many cubic yards ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 On 4/13/2019 at 5:17 PM, Gugny said: I used to use mulch. Gigantic pain in the ass and I haven't used it in years. You can't rake leaves off of it. You can't use your blower. It doesn't hold its color. It attracts bugs/termites. I hate mulch. And it enables trees to become diseased. 1 hour ago, frostbitmic said: Winter isn't done yet in WNY, we'll get more snow. I start planting around memorial day. Last year my daffodils started blooming in February this year they started blooming last week. We got 4 inches here. But quick warm up. 50° tomorrow, 70° on Tuesday. Is this what the South has to deal with in the dead of winter? Peace of cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Rubber mulch is your friend. Costs more but you never have to ***** with it. Put it down, walk away for a decade. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 On 4/13/2019 at 5:42 PM, Joe in Winslow said: Asking for a friend I use river rocks (medium) in my gardens. Much easier to deal with. No odors or mildew. 6 by 15 cost me $50. I spend maybe $15 a year to fill in what sinks into the soil (from walking through it tending the flowers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 On 4/13/2019 at 5:42 PM, Joe in Winslow said: Asking for a friend How can one person hate mulch AND Tiger Woods? I .... I just don't get it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, Gugny said: How can one person hate mulch AND Tiger Woods? I .... I just don't get it. I don't HATE Tiger Woods. I just don't understand the ceaseless fawning he receives in the media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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