Mulch

[cdkid]

I'm new to the area and was wondering if anyone knows of a mulch company in Charles County that delivers.

 

[kwillia]

BY Lumber. They should be in the phone book.

 

[Ken King]

Take a truck to the St. Mary's County landfill on RT.4, they have a sign giving away free mulch.

 

[FancyBelle]

Take a truck to the St. Mary's County landfill on RT.4, they have a sign giving away free mulch.

Ken, that's for St Marys residents only. Charles County landfills have the same thing. Try Goad Lumber, they have mulch and their Mexicans work landscaping on wkends so they might deliver for ya. 301-247-3447.

 

[Ken King]

Ken, that's for St Marys residents only. Charles County landfills have the same thing. Try Goad Lumber, they have mulch and their Mexicans work landscaping on wkends so they might deliver for ya. 301-247-3447.

As long as the sign has been there you would think that they would take anyone to haul it away, besides I'll ride with anyone that wants any and show my driver's license to show that it is a St. Mary's resident getting the mulch.

 

[FancyBelle]

Will you go get me some and bring it to the house?

 

[kom526]

W.R.A. Distributors in Mechanicsville may deliver to ChuckCo. They are very reasonably priced and carry a large selection of yard materials. We ordered some mulch called "Path n Play" made specifically for paths and playgrounds (hence the name) and it was only $2.99 a bag delivered, $2.79 if you pick up.

 

[Ken King]

Will you go get me some and bring it to the house?

No, I don't need any.

 

[huntr1]

I believe at St. Mary's LF you have to load your own. Charles Co. LF they load it for you (until noon on Saturday I believe). I have never been carded getting mulch from the Charles Co. LF.

 

[SamSpade]

I believe at St. Mary's LF you have to load your own. Charles Co. LF they load it for you (until noon on Saturday I believe). I have never been carded getting mulch from the Charles Co. LF.

Has anyone had bad experiences with those free mulch giveaways? I am just wondering, since most of it comes from the county grinding up the crap from the side of the road and such - and I've heard stories from other places I've lived saying, you can also get fungus and poison ivy and pests and all kinds of stuff you don't want in your yard.

I've never had problems with buying mulch from places selling it - but I am skeptical about free stuff, because usually in life, you get what you pay for. Anyone had a bad experience? Good experience?

 

[huntr1]

Has anyone had bad experiences with those free mulch giveaways? I am just wondering, since most of it comes from the county grinding up the crap from the side of the road and such - and I've heard stories from other places I've lived saying, you can also get fungus and poison ivy and pests and all kinds of stuff you don't want in your yard.

I've never had problems with buying mulch from places selling it - but I am skeptical about free stuff, because usually in life, you get what you pay for. Anyone had a bad experience? Good experience?

Only problem I have had is the trash mixed in. Never a whole lot of it, less than a grocery bag worth of trash in a 4x8 trailer load (trailer holds roughly 100 cubic feet of mulch). More of a pain to pick it up out of the mulch as I am spreading the mulch than anything else. But I will deal with a little trash to save a couple hundred $$ (yes, I go thru that much mulch every year). I usually put down 3 or 4 trailer loads a year.

 

[Dutch6]

Has anyone had bad experiences with those free mulch giveaways? I am just wondering, since most of it comes from the county grinding up the crap from the side of the road and such - and I've heard stories from other places I've lived saying, you can also get fungus and poison ivy and pests and all kinds of stuff you don't want in your yard.

I've never had problems with buying mulch from places selling it - but I am skeptical about free stuff, because usually in life, you get what you pay for. Anyone had a bad experience? Good experience?

I got some once and it was full of trash and grew a huge patch of shrooms. Never again. I'll pay for it next time.

 

[Papi4baby]

Has anyone had bad experiences with those free mulch giveaways? I am just wondering, since most of it comes from the county grinding up the crap from the side of the road and such - and I've heard stories from other places I've lived saying, you can also get fungus and poison ivy and pests and all kinds of stuff you don't want in your yard.

I've never had problems with buying mulch from places selling it - but I am skeptical about free stuff, because usually in life, you get what you pay for. Anyone had a bad experience? Good experience?

That's what i was going to bring up, my house inspector, said that it is possible to get termites with the general type of mulch like that, if your not concern go ahead, if you are, he said best go to a large store(Lowes) and pay for it.

 

[mommarock]

W.R.A. Distributors in Mechanicsville may deliver to ChuckCo. They are very reasonably priced and carry a large selection of yard materials. We ordered some mulch called "Path n Play" made specifically for paths and playgrounds (hence the name) and it was only $2.99 a bag delivered, $2.79 if you pick up.

301-884-8377 They have all types of mulch - various colors/nuggets, etc. They also have top soil/play sand, etc.. They will deliver to Charles/Calvert/St. Mary's - They are the bomb!!!

 

[huntr1]

That's what i was going to bring up, my house inspector, said that it is possible to get termites with the general type of mulch like that, if your not concern go ahead, if you are, he said best go to a large store(Lowes) and pay for it.

I don't use it around the house, I use it up in the backyard around trees and whatnot.

 

[cdkid]

I heard the same thing about the freebies. I got some phone calls to make.

Thanks everyone!!