i recently had the landscaper mulch the beds. soon after we recieved a heavy
down pour which caused the mulch to streak down the hill. it appears to have
stained the lawn with what looks like a **** stain. when i went to rake it
back into the beds, i noticed the mulch has an oil like feel to it.
they don't "stain" mulch do they? they didn't take crap mulch and coat it
with something to make it look like dark hard wood mulch would they? this
crap even stained my hands after i scooped some up.

skeeter wrote the following:
i recently had the landscaper mulch the beds. soon after we recieved a
heavy down pour which caused the mulch to streak down the hill. it
appears to have stained the lawn with what looks like a **** stain.
when i went to rake it back into the beds, i noticed the mulch has an
oil like feel to it.
they don't "stain" mulch do they? they didn't take crap mulch and coat
it with something to make it look like dark hard wood mulch would
they? this crap even stained my hands after i scooped some up.



Most red and black mulch is dyed.


--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

"skeeter" wrote
they don't "stain" mulch do they? they didn't take crap mulch and coat it
with something to make it look like dark hard wood mulch would they? this
crap even stained my hands after i scooped some up.

They certainly do. Does th at color seem natural to you? So nice and even.

The future is rubber mulch. Cost more, but does not attract termites.
Weill last a lot longer too.

On 5/23/2010 8:29 AM, willshak wrote:
skeeter wrote the following:
i recently had the landscaper mulch the beds. soon after we recieved a
heavy down pour which caused the mulch to streak down the hill. it
appears to have stained the lawn with what looks like a **** stain.
when i went to rake it back into the beds, i noticed the mulch has an
oil like feel to it.
they don't "stain" mulch do they? they didn't take crap mulch and coat
it with something to make it look like dark hard wood mulch would
they? this crap even stained my hands after i scooped some up.



Most red and black mulch is dyed.


You forgot the blue mulch. When the pile colored wood chips around your
house to attract termites and bank mulch high around tree trunks to kill
them fad kicked in two places around here were also selling blue mulch.

George wrote the following:
On 5/23/2010 8:29 AM, willshak wrote:
skeeter wrote the following:
i recently had the landscaper mulch the beds. soon after we recieved a
heavy down pour which caused the mulch to streak down the hill. it
appears to have stained the lawn with what looks like a **** stain.
when i went to rake it back into the beds, i noticed the mulch has an
oil like feel to it.
they don't "stain" mulch do they? they didn't take crap mulch and coat
it with something to make it look like dark hard wood mulch would
they? this crap even stained my hands after i scooped some up.



Most red and black mulch is dyed.


You forgot the blue mulch. When the pile colored wood chips around
your house to attract termites and bank mulch high around tree trunks
to kill them fad kicked in two places around here were also selling
blue mulch.

I never saw blue, or any other color dyed mulch than the red and black,
where I live. We have the red mulch around our property. I put it down
and I have the stained gloves and clothes to prove it. My wife wants to
go with the black mulch this year. I would rather spend the extra money
and get the black rubber mulch.
It doesn't disintegrate, so you don't have to replace it every year, and
it won't float away in heavy rain. Being heavier, I would probably be
able to clean the debris off it easier with a leaf blower.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

On Sun, 23 May 2010 10:28:44 -0400, willshak wrote:

George wrote the following:
On 5/23/2010 8:29 AM, willshak wrote:
skeeter wrote the following:
i recently had the landscaper mulch the beds. soon after we recieved a
heavy down pour which caused the mulch to streak down the hill. it
appears to have stained the lawn with what looks like a **** stain.
when i went to rake it back into the beds, i noticed the mulch has an
oil like feel to it.
they don't "stain" mulch do they? they didn't take crap mulch and coat
it with something to make it look like dark hard wood mulch would
they? this crap even stained my hands after i scooped some up.



Most red and black mulch is dyed.


You forgot the blue mulch. When the pile colored wood chips around
your house to attract termites and bank mulch high around tree trunks
to kill them fad kicked in two places around here were also selling
blue mulch.

I never saw blue, or any other color dyed mulch than the red and black,
where I live. We have the red mulch around our property. I put it down
and I have the stained gloves and clothes to prove it. My wife wants to
go with the black mulch this year. I would rather spend the extra money
and get the black rubber mulch.
It doesn't disintegrate, so you don't have to replace it every year, and
it won't float away in heavy rain. Being heavier, I would probably be
able to clean the debris off it easier with a leaf blower.

Rubber mulch is *very* expensive. Stone is cheaper, though I decided on
un-dyed bark nuggets for this year. I did get a rubber mulch mat to go around
a cherry tree I planted earlier this year, threw a few bark nuggets on top to
make it look like the rest of the beds (still have a *lot* to do).

responding to
http://www.homeownershub.com/mainten...ch-443432-.htm
rubberecycle wrote:
What company did you get it from? I am looking into buying Rubber Mulch
for my yard. My children loved it. My neighbor recently got from
www.rubbermulch.com and we had afew rain storms and there was no trace of
running paint. It didn't blow away in the wind and rain. I just want to
make sure you didn't get it from them. She seems really happy with it! and
Sorry about your rubber mulch

On May 23, 7:34*am, "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:
"skeeter" wrote

they don't "stain" mulch do they? they didn't take crap mulch and coat it
with something to make it look like dark hard wood mulch would they? *this
crap even stained my hands after i scooped some up.

They certainly do. *Does th at color seem natural to you? So nice and even.

The future is rubber mulch. *Cost more, but does not attract termites.
Weill last a lot longer too.

And it feed the dirt and worms too, it degrades into, rubber!

On May 23, 12:34*pm, "
wrote:
On Sun, 23 May 2010 10:28:44 -0400, willshak wrote:
George wrote the following:
On 5/23/2010 8:29 AM, willshak wrote:
skeeter wrote the following:
i recently had the landscaper mulch the beds. soon after we recieved a
heavy down pour which caused the mulch to streak down the hill. it
appears to have stained the lawn with what looks like a **** stain.
when i went to rake it back into the beds, i noticed the mulch has an
oil like feel to it.
they don't "stain" mulch do they? they didn't take crap mulch and coat
it with something to make it look like dark hard wood mulch would
they? this crap even stained my hands after i scooped some up.

Most red and black mulch is dyed.

You forgot the blue mulch. When the pile colored wood chips around
your house to attract termites and bank mulch high around tree trunks
to kill them fad kicked in two places around here were also selling
blue mulch.

I never saw blue, or any other color dyed mulch than the red and black,
where I live. We have the red mulch around our property. I put it down
and I have the stained gloves and clothes to prove it. My wife wants to
go with the black mulch this year. I would rather spend the extra money
and get the black rubber mulch.
It doesn't disintegrate, so you don't have to replace it every year, and
it won't float away in heavy rain. *Being heavier, I would probably be
able to clean the debris off it easier with a leaf blower.

Rubber mulch is *very* expensive. *Stone is cheaper, though I decided on
un-dyed bark nuggets for this year. *I did get a rubber mulch mat to go around
a cherry tree I planted earlier this year, threw a few bark nuggets on top to
make it look like the rest of the beds (still have a *lot* to do).

I'd like to shoot the guy who mulched all my beds with stone. It's a
huge PITA to plant anything new, weeding is a painful nightmare, and
you can never get the roots, so it's a constant nightmare, too. I've
been working for almost 5 years to get rid of the stones, which is
also turning out to be a big headache. And incidentally, if you're
mulching a young tree, they outgrow the rubber rings pretty readily,
with the roots heaving them up and creating a nice gap to get caught
by the mower.

On Tue, 25 May 2010 18:46:45 -0700 (PDT), Jo Ann wrote:

On May 23, 12:34*pm, "
wrote:
On Sun, 23 May 2010 10:28:44 -0400, willshak wrote:
George wrote the following:
On 5/23/2010 8:29 AM, willshak wrote:
skeeter wrote the following:
i recently had the landscaper mulch the beds. soon after we recieved a
heavy down pour which caused the mulch to streak down the hill. it
appears to have stained the lawn with what looks like a **** stain.
when i went to rake it back into the beds, i noticed the mulch has an
oil like feel to it.
they don't "stain" mulch do they? they didn't take crap mulch and coat
it with something to make it look like dark hard wood mulch would
they? this crap even stained my hands after i scooped some up.

Most red and black mulch is dyed.

You forgot the blue mulch. When the pile colored wood chips around
your house to attract termites and bank mulch high around tree trunks
to kill them fad kicked in two places around here were also selling
blue mulch.

I never saw blue, or any other color dyed mulch than the red and black,
where I live. We have the red mulch around our property. I put it down
and I have the stained gloves and clothes to prove it. My wife wants to
go with the black mulch this year. I would rather spend the extra money
and get the black rubber mulch.
It doesn't disintegrate, so you don't have to replace it every year, and
it won't float away in heavy rain. *Being heavier, I would probably be
able to clean the debris off it easier with a leaf blower.

Rubber mulch is *very* expensive. *Stone is cheaper, though I decided on
un-dyed bark nuggets for this year. *I did get a rubber mulch mat to go around
a cherry tree I planted earlier this year, threw a few bark nuggets on top to
make it look like the rest of the beds (still have a *lot* to do).

I'd like to shoot the guy who mulched all my beds with stone. It's a
huge PITA to plant anything new, weeding is a painful nightmare, and
you can never get the roots, so it's a constant nightmare, too. I've
been working for almost 5 years to get rid of the stones, which is
also turning out to be a big headache.

If you're having trouble weeding you don't have enough stone.

And incidentally, if you're
mulching a young tree, they outgrow the rubber rings pretty readily,
with the roots heaving them up and creating a nice gap to get caught
by the mower.

"Outgrow"? How so? The thing is 3' around.

Jo Ann wrote:

-snip-

I'd like to shoot the guy who mulched all my beds with stone. It's a
huge PITA to plant anything new, weeding is a painful nightmare, and
you can never get the roots, so it's a constant nightmare, too. I've
been working for almost 5 years to get rid of the stones, which is
also turning out to be a big headache.

All the above x2. [and not bare-foot friendly, either]

*I* was 'the guy' who did my property with stone 25 years ago, so I
chose not to shoot 'him'. Looked good for a few years- then I
started cursing myself.

Now I use cedar. I can change colors if I care to; it takes a minimal
amount of time & money to refresh; it adds nutrients to the landscape;
it looks nice & even smells nice for a few weeks.

Jim

ransley wrote the following:
On May 23, 7:34 am, "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:

"skeeter" wrote


they don't "stain" mulch do they? they didn't take crap mulch and coat it
with something to make it look like dark hard wood mulch would they? this
crap even stained my hands after i scooped some up.

They certainly do. Does th at color seem natural to you? So nice and even.

The future is rubber mulch. Cost more, but does not attract termites.
Weill last a lot longer too.


And it feed the dirt and worms too, it degrades into, rubber!


I can't make out what you are trying to say. Rubber feeds dirt and
worms? Rubber degrades?

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

On May 25, 11:21*pm, "
wrote:
On Tue, 25 May 2010 18:46:45 -0700 (PDT), Jo Ann wrote:
On May 23, 12:34*pm, "
wrote:
On Sun, 23 May 2010 10:28:44 -0400, willshak wrote:
George wrote the following:
On 5/23/2010 8:29 AM, willshak wrote:
skeeter wrote the following:
i recently had the landscaper mulch the beds. soon after we recieved a
heavy down pour which caused the mulch to streak down the hill. it
appears to have stained the lawn with what looks like a **** stain.

On May 27, 9:58*am, Jo Ann wrote:
On May 25, 11:21*pm, "



wrote:
On Tue, 25 May 2010 18:46:45 -0700 (PDT), Jo Ann wrote:
On May 23, 12:34*pm, "
wrote:
On Sun, 23 May 2010 10:28:44 -0400, willshak wrote:
George wrote the following:
On 5/23/2010 8:29 AM, willshak wrote:
skeeter wrote the following:
i recently had the landscaper mulch the beds. soon after we recieved a
heavy down pour which caused the mulch to streak down the hill. it
appears to have stained the lawn with what looks like a **** stain.
when i went to rake it back into the beds, i noticed the mulch has an
oil like feel to it.
they don't "stain" mulch do they? they didn't take crap mulch and coat
it with something to make it look like dark hard wood mulch would
they? this crap even stained my hands after i scooped some up.

Most red and black mulch is dyed.

You forgot the blue mulch. When the pile colored wood chips around
your house to attract termites and bank mulch high around tree trunks
to kill them fad kicked in two places around here were also selling
blue mulch.

I never saw blue, or any other color dyed mulch than the red and black,
where I live. We have the red mulch around our property. I put it down
and I have the stained gloves and clothes to prove it. My wife wants to
go with the black mulch this year. I would rather spend the extra money
and get the black rubber mulch.
It doesn't disintegrate, so you don't have to replace it every year, and
it won't float away in heavy rain. *Being heavier, I would probably be
able to clean the debris off it easier with a leaf blower.

Rubber mulch is *very* expensive. *Stone is cheaper, though I decided on
un-dyed bark nuggets for this year. *I did get a rubber mulch mat to go around
a cherry tree I planted earlier this year, threw a few bark nuggets on top to
make it look like the rest of the beds (still have a *lot* to do).

I'd like to shoot the guy who mulched all my beds with stone. *It's a
huge PITA to plant anything new, weeding is a painful nightmare, and
you can never get the roots, so it's a constant nightmare, too. *I've
been working for almost 5 years to get rid of the stones, which is
also turning out to be a big headache. *

If you're having trouble weeding you don't have enough stone.

And incidentally, if you're
mulching a young tree, they outgrow the rubber rings pretty readily,
with the roots heaving them up and creating a nice gap to get caught
by the mower.

"Outgrow"? *How so? *The thing is 3' around. *

Once you have "enough" stone, it begins to trap windblown soil and
gives weeds an even better place to start than underneath the stone.

With zero depth, weeds won't have much of a root system.

"Outgrow" as in the trunk gets bigger and starts to heave up the
ring. *After I recut a couple surrounding my trees a couple times to
allow for the larger trunk (another one for my PITA list), the big
roots eventually started heaving up the rings from the middle (i.e.,
between the tree and the outer edge of the ring--the radius). *Picture
a sloping ring installed around the tree rather than a flat one. *And,
despite being rubber etc., once the trees start to heave them, they
tend to start cracking, allowing grass to grow up.

We'll see. By then I won't be around.