How to Mulch - Doylestown Pa 18901

So you want to learn how to mulch yourself. As we are entering this financial recession of 2008 many of you may want or have to just do that. We at Mulch It Now fully understand and would like to help you with some of our suggestions, tips and basic instructions of how to successfully mulch your property yourself this year.

For the total beginner the question may come up: How do I properly mulch my beds and trees, like my gardener did it last year?

There are a few things you should consider to do first.
Go ahead and remove all debris, dead plants, and the hardy weeds that survived the cool temperatures of winter from all open soil surfaces to be mulched. Adding mulch will improve the condition of your soil, stabilizes the temperature control, erosion and reduces drastically the new weed growth of your garden.

In the geographic areas where watering is a must to maintain a good looking garden, thin layers of mulch will reduce evaporation and your water bill too.

An other aspect to consider before you are out there doing your Spring Cleaning Thing is to evaluate the various qualities of the mulches you desire and what is available at the local garden supply stores or chain stores. Mulches need to be evaluated on appearance (grey mulch may have outlive its lifespan to be of help in you sprucing up your property).

If you rather have us deliver the mulch call us at Mulch It Now and qualify for our Doylestown, Pa 18901 and surrounding township Mulching Special, before 31 MARCH 2008

Makeup or consistency and texture of your mulch are other selection criteria to be watchful of. The mulch should not be too fine, the wind will carry away large quantities before the warm or growing season is over.

Here are some examples:
We at Mulch It Now and our Installers prefer darker mulch. The rain, wind and sun turn natural light brown mulch into a grayish look in just five to six week after installation.
Not all people like to install organic (wood fiber) mulch; so you may consider a mulch of cinder, gravel or sand of various colors.

For the vegetable gardens lovers, pine needles and hay are excellent mulch sources. We do not recommend artificially colored mulch for vegetable gardens.

If your topsoil is of poor quality you may want to add ½ inch of well seasoned compost to aid Soil improvement condition of your beds. Organic mulches over time will break down and add organic matter to the impoverished soil of your landscape.

Now you are ready to apply your mulch. Around the plants we spread it by hand as not to damage the plants. In wide open areas use a wheel barrow and pitch fork to spread the material.
Once you have finished spreading your mulch take a leaf rake flat on it's, with the teeth pointing up (we are not raking leaves here) go over the whole installed are and sweep gently back and forth. This will smoothen out all the unevenness of the mulch and give it a professional installer look.

So here is the story of "How to Mulch"!

Good luck with your Spring Chores!