Mulch
- Thread starter awpitt
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The Lusby Appeal landfill has literally tons of shredded wood mulch, free for the taking. They will load it into a pickup or a trailer for you, using a bucket loader. They require you to cover it with a tarp for transport though, so remember to bring one with the necessary rope etc.
Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
This.
itsbob
I bowl overhand
GWguy
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St. Marys does this too, but again, you have to provide transport.
Give it time. The mulch will become compost eventually.
I have a small composter in the backyard. I've been feeding it my organic kitchen scraps for 2 years, never emptied it, and it's still only half full. The dark soil looks real nice tho.
MarylandGeorge
New Member
Awpitt,
I have a lawn and garden store in Park Hall, the Chicken Scratch. We have bagged mulch, but I can get you prices on loose mulch as well. Let me know what mulch you're looking for, and how much of it, and I can give you a price.
George
I have a lawn and garden store in Park Hall, the Chicken Scratch. We have bagged mulch, but I can get you prices on loose mulch as well. Let me know what mulch you're looking for, and how much of it, and I can give you a price.
George
itsbob
I bowl overhand
Goldenhawk
Well-Known Member
Not trying to be difficult here, but I've heard that it's a bad idea to use mulch from a landfill... kinda like eating the buffet line mystery meat or spaghetti sauce on Friday... it's probably full of questionable stuff.
Most landfill mulch is simply ground up from whatever comes in for the yard waste recycling pile - including old deadwood full of bugs (emerald ash borer and possible termites), grass and weed clippings full of seeds, pesticides and other noxious chemicals, etc... I was warned to stay FAR away from such products, and stick to the quality pre-bagged hardwood or bark grindings that usually are produced from harvested timber.
On the other hand, some research doesn't convince me either way. This was an interesting thread to read.
http://www.permies.com/t/9391/organic/importing-wood-chips-land
Interested to hear other opinions on this. I need about 15 bags a year, so I'd love to know if the free or low-cost approach was safe.
Most landfill mulch is simply ground up from whatever comes in for the yard waste recycling pile - including old deadwood full of bugs (emerald ash borer and possible termites), grass and weed clippings full of seeds, pesticides and other noxious chemicals, etc... I was warned to stay FAR away from such products, and stick to the quality pre-bagged hardwood or bark grindings that usually are produced from harvested timber.
On the other hand, some research doesn't convince me either way. This was an interesting thread to read.
http://www.permies.com/t/9391/organic/importing-wood-chips-land
Interested to hear other opinions on this. I need about 15 bags a year, so I'd love to know if the free or low-cost approach was safe.
SG_Player1974
New Member
Call me skeptical but....
If they are giving it away, I highly doubt they put much effort into quality control for bugs, chemicals, etc.
If they are giving it away, I highly doubt they put much effort into quality control for bugs, chemicals, etc.
bulldog
New Member
That article is sooooooooo 2011.
Goldenhawk
Well-Known Member
Meaning? You don't believe it? Has it been disproven? Or are you just making a joke?
MarylandGeorge
New Member
Mulch and compost are different and we have both. Our mulches (except Cedar) are $3.33 per 2 cu ft bag. That's a pretty good deal.
Forkian
Member
So, I got a truck load of the free mulch offered by Calvert County. Gotta say not bad at all, especially for free!
While it is not top notch and I wouldn't use it for a decorative landscape, it was perfect for what I needed!
Just remeber to bring a tarp to cover it with when you go.