{"id":4071,"date":"2020-04-10T13:33:04","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T13:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/?p=4071"},"modified":"2020-04-11T16:22:50","modified_gmt":"2020-04-11T16:22:50","slug":"how-to-pick-out-mulch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/2020\/04\/10\/how-to-pick-out-mulch\/","title":{"rendered":"How To: Pick Out Mulch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With 9+ different types of mulch available, picking one out can be overwhelming some times. This guide should help!<\/p>\n<h2>Things to keep in mind&#8230;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2-4&#8243; depth is your target<\/li>\n<li>All mulch produced at 83 Landsape Supply Inc. is from virgin tree arborist recycled wood. We do not use pallets or construction debris. No &#8220;mulch spears&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Classic &amp; aged mulch will have more fines, colored mulch will have less<\/li>\n<li>Aged Mulch will not last as long<\/li>\n<li>Our &#8220;classic line&#8221; is natural, no color added<\/li>\n<li>Our &#8220;color line&#8221; contains top quality environmental friendly colorant that&#8217;s safe for people, pets, and plants<\/li>\n<li>All un-colored mulch will fade to grey, doesn&#8217;t matter who you buy it from<\/li>\n<li>All colored mulch will loose color intensity gradually as it breaks down, expect no fade to grey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Classic Mulch<\/h2>\n<p>Just classic ground mulch. No colorant added, just wood.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;1 year Mulch&#8221;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.4px; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-4046 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20200321_1408232786720682497499793-280x280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20200321_1408232786720682497499793-280x280.jpg 280w, https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20200321_1408232786720682497499793-247x247.jpg 247w, https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/20200321_1408232786720682497499793-100x100.jpg 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 280\/280;\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 20.16px; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/product\/premium-triple-ground-mulch\/\">Triple Ground<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20170412_112637_resized-e1525273421443.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-923 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20170412_112637_resized-280x280.jpg\" alt=\"Triple Ground Mulch Hand\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 280\/280;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/product\/triple-ground-aged-mulch\/\">Triple Ground Aged<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/product\/eco-shred-compost-mulch\/\">Eco-Shred Compost Mulch<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20170412_112611_resized.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-921 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20170412_112611_resized-280x280.jpg\" alt=\"Ground Wood Chips Hand\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20170412_112611_resized-280x280.jpg 280w, https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20170412_112611_resized-247x247.jpg 247w, https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20170412_112611_resized-100x100.jpg 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 280\/280;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/product\/ground-wood-chips\/\">Ground Wood Chips<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Southern-Hardwood-Bark-Mulch-e1554845918560.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3091 size-thumbnail lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Southern-Hardwood-Bark-Mulch-e1554845918560-280x280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Southern-Hardwood-Bark-Mulch-e1554845918560-280x280.jpg 280w, https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Southern-Hardwood-Bark-Mulch-e1554845918560-247x247.jpg 247w, https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Southern-Hardwood-Bark-Mulch-e1554845918560-100x100.jpg 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 280\/280;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/product\/bark-mulch\/\">Southern Bark<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<ul style=\"font-size: 14.4px; text-align: center;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Lightly aged<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Great for general use<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Medium brown<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Color fades to grey<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Mulch Lasts about 1 year<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Color lasts a few months<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Economical<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<ul style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\">\n<li>Longer aged<\/li>\n<li>Good for general use<\/li>\n<li>Darker brown<\/li>\n<li>Most fines<\/li>\n<li>Get nutrients into soil the quickest<\/li>\n<li>great for veggie gardens when thin<\/li>\n<li>Color fades to grey<\/li>\n<li>Mulch lasts about 1 year<\/li>\n<li>Color lasts a few months<\/li>\n<li>Economical<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<ul style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\">\n<li>Not for general use<\/li>\n<li>Nature pathways<\/li>\n<li>Residential playgrounds (not ASTM certified)<\/li>\n<li>Well established gardens w\/ no little plants<\/li>\n<li>Tree areas<\/li>\n<li>lasts years!<\/li>\n<li>Color fades quickly<\/li>\n<li>Economical<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<ul style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\">\n<li>95%+ Bark<\/li>\n<li>smells like a sweet, un-lit cigar<\/li>\n<li>Lightly aged<\/li>\n<li>Great for general use<\/li>\n<li>Color Fades to grey<\/li>\n<li>Mulch lasts about 12 months<\/li>\n<li>Color lasts a few months<\/li>\n<li>Pricey<\/li>\n<li>The best classic mulch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Colored Mulch<\/h2>\n<p>Prevent that sun fade to grey, pick colored mulch! Over time color will become less intense as the inevitable breakdown happens. That&#8217;s good though, nutrients are getting into your soil.<\/p>\n<p>Rain Warning &#8211; Do not apply this much 12-24 hours before precipitation is expected. Once dry, the color is &#8220;locked in&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Our longest lasting mulch, both color and weed suppressing ability<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;2 year mulch&#8221;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20170412_112232_resized-e1525273391163.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-911 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20170412_112232_resized-280x280.jpg\" alt=\"Dark Brown Mulch Hand\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 280\/280;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/product\/dark-brown-colored-mulch\/\">Dark Brown Mulch<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20170412_112219_resized-e1525273148820.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-910 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20170412_112219_resized-280x280.jpg\" alt=\"Brown Mulch Hand\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 280\/280;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/product\/brown-colored-mulch\/\">Brown Mulch<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20170412_112246_resized-e1525272187232.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-912 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20170412_112246_resized-280x280.jpg\" alt=\"Black Mulch Hand\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 280\/280;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/product\/black-colored-mulch\/\">Black Mulch<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20170412_112557_resized-e1525272320120.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-920 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/20170412_112557_resized-280x280.jpg\" alt=\"Red Mulch Hand\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 280\/280;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/83landscapesupply.com\/product\/red-colored-mulch\/\">Red Mulch<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<ul style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\">\n<li>Darker Brown<\/li>\n<li>Medium Grind<\/li>\n<li>Our Most Popular Mulch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<ul style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\">\n<li>Lighter Brown<\/li>\n<li>Medium Grind<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<ul style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\">\n<li>True Black<\/li>\n<li>High contrast ratio vs plants<\/li>\n<li>looks like soil from afar, but prevents weeds<\/li>\n<li>Medium Grind<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%;\">\n<ul style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\">\n<li>&#8220;Brick red&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Because this is not made from pallets or construction debris, it will not be eye popping bright<\/li>\n<li>ideal for commercial properties\/head turning<\/li>\n<li>consistent particle size<\/li>\n<li>Medium Grind<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With 9+ different types of mulch available, picking one out can be overwhelming some times. This guide should help! Things to keep in mind&#8230; 2-4&#8243; depth is your target All mulch produced at 83 Landsape Supply Inc. is from virgin tree arborist recycled wood. We do not use pallets or construction debris. 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