How Do I Determine If “mulch” Is A Good Quality Or Not?
Basically I am looking to purchace 10 cubic yards of mulch in South Carolina. There are a million places to buy this stuff all range in price from $20 - $40 a cubic yard for the dyed black colored mulch. When I go to these places to look at the mulch it all really is the same to me. How do I know what is good quality vs. low quality mulch. Are there things to look for?? Any advice is very helpful.
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It really depends on what you want your mulch to do.
Is it just for looks? Probably doesn’t matter what you get.
Is it just to keep down weeds? Once again, probably doesn’t matter.
Are you putting it in a flower or veggie bed? Then you probably want an organic or composted mulch. These types of mulches contribute nutrients back to the soil and thereby enhance the growth of your plants.
Anything can act as a mulch if it’s just to cover up bare dirt and keep out weeds. Even rocks.
If you’re looking for something you won’t have to replace very often and you don’t need it to be organic or composted than go with rocks. Wood chips or bark will need to be replaced or added to every year because of erosion.