Ever use black garden mulch?

[disneychic2]

We also used the black mulch last year and it still looks good for this year. A word of caution though, if you have it delivered and you have a concrete driveway. We had a torrential downpour 1/2 way through spreading our mulch last year and when we finished spreading it, there was a huge black stain on our new driveway! It is still there, though faded. If you put a tarp down first, you won't have that problem.

 

[wdwmom2]

This thread has been resurrected!!!

It's almost 4 yrs old

 

[The Mystery Machine]

This thread has been resurrected!!!

It's almost 4 yrs old

OH SNAP.

 

[sbell111]

So how's the mulch holding up?

 

[marthachick]

This thread has been resurrected!!!

It's almost 4 yrs old

Must be Zombie thread day! This is the second resurrected thread I've read today. The other was only 2 years old though.

But we always get truckloads of brown mulch. Ours compresses over a year and I like to put it out fresh.

 

[castleview]

OP here…4 years later! Went with black and like it!

 

[minniecarousel]

ah...yes, old threads! One of the joys of the DisBoards!

We went with the black mulch at our previous home and really liked the look. The house we moved to 6 months ago has really old large wood chips. I can't wait to get the new weed cover down and have the black mulch placed.

 

[wdwmom2]

OP here…4 years later! Went with black and like it!

Me too!!! Actually skipped getting mulch last year, for the first time. Plan on getting a load of black within the next month.

 

[denisenh]

i don't like the way black mulch looks but the orange mulch ...it looks like vomit. We get dark brown..... sometimes delivered but we have picked up loose loads too (not bagged). I find that working it with a hand rake makes it look fresh again, like when i am weeding or deadheading i give it a good stir.

 

[dipark]

[???QUOTE=Tinijocaro;24758709]I used it last year and I still love it. It was pretty dark at first, but I got used to it. Didn't fade much at all from last year to this year.[/QUOTE]

I heard that the black moth holds heat and is bad for your plants (in the south)?

 

[dipark]

[(QUOTE=wdwmom2;44450450]Me too!!! Actually skipped getting mulch last year, for the first time. Plan on getting a load of black within the next month.[/QUOTE]

I heard the black mulch holds heat and so is bad for your plants (I'm in the South)