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I stopped at a local soil/mulch place this afternoon to look at the prices
of mulch. There were a couple of different types that I liked, one called Jungle Mulch & another called Black Mulch. There was a young guy serving who didn't really know his stuff & my questions were responded to with blank looks. So... does anyone here know if either of these two blow away with a bit of wind? Also, how much would a trailer load cover? Is anyone here in Perth & can recommend a good place to buy mulch? The place I stopped at was called Soils Aint Soils, the trailer load of mulch cost $39 with $30 delivery (!!). Maybe I should hire a ute... |
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Hi Wanda,
I always use Soil World in Malaga they have trailers onsite which are free to use with the mulch you buy. Similar pricing as well for the mulches but no trailer hire. Wear your daggies and ask for a trade discount, it works for me. Trailer loads are 1 cubic metre. Which equates to 10 sq metres at 10 cm depth. If you wet it down after mulching it shouldn't blow away that much. But if we have winds again like last night I won't make any promises. Oh and just as a thought black mulch is that colour because it has been coloured that way. Not sure how they do it but suspect it is done with colouring that brickies use to colour mortar. Have got the vegetable soil mix they have in the past only to watch it turn in to grey sand, as if I didn't have enough already!lol Cheers Richard "Wanda" wrote in message ... I stopped at a local soil/mulch place this afternoon to look at the prices of mulch. There were a couple of different types that I liked, one called Jungle Mulch & another called Black Mulch. There was a young guy serving who didn't really know his stuff & my questions were responded to with blank looks. So... does anyone here know if either of these two blow away with a bit of wind? Also, how much would a trailer load cover? Is anyone here in Perth & can recommend a good place to buy mulch? The place I stopped at was called Soils Aint Soils, the trailer load of mulch cost $39 with $30 delivery (!!). Maybe I should hire a ute... |
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Soil World... is that the one next to WA Salvage? Or is that the one next to
the paving place? I thought it was Soils Aint Soils, but I could be wrong. Unfortunately my car doesn't have a tow ball, which is why I started thinking about hiring a ute, but then i guess it would be cheaper to have it delivered if I did that. I definitely wouldnt go for the veggie mix, unless I had a vegie garden built up with railway sleepers or similar. "Loosecannon" wrote in message . au... Hi Wanda, I always use Soil World in Malaga they have trailers onsite which are free to use with the mulch you buy. Similar pricing as well for the mulches but no trailer hire. Wear your daggies and ask for a trade discount, it works for me. Trailer loads are 1 cubic metre. Which equates to 10 sq metres at 10 cm depth. If you wet it down after mulching it shouldn't blow away that much. But if we have winds again like last night I won't make any promises. Oh and just as a thought black mulch is that colour because it has been coloured that way. Not sure how they do it but suspect it is done with colouring that brickies use to colour mortar. Have got the vegetable soil mix they have in the past only to watch it turn in to grey sand, as if I didn't have enough already!lol Cheers Richard "Wanda" wrote in message ... I stopped at a local soil/mulch place this afternoon to look at the prices of mulch. There were a couple of different types that I liked, one called Jungle Mulch & another called Black Mulch. There was a young guy serving who didn't really know his stuff & my questions were responded to with blank looks. So... does anyone here know if either of these two blow away with a bit of wind? Also, how much would a trailer load cover? Is anyone here in Perth & can recommend a good place to buy mulch? The place I stopped at was called Soils Aint Soils, the trailer load of mulch cost $39 with $30 delivery (!!). Maybe I should hire a ute... |
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Surely you have a friend with a towbar attached?????
Wanda wrote in message ... Soil World... is that the one next to WA Salvage? Or is that the one next to the paving place? I thought it was Soils Aint Soils, but I could be wrong. Unfortunately my car doesn't have a tow ball, which is why I started thinking about hiring a ute, but then i guess it would be cheaper to have it delivered if I did that. I definitely wouldnt go for the veggie mix, unless I had a vegie garden built up with railway sleepers or similar. "Loosecannon" wrote in message . au... Hi Wanda, I always use Soil World in Malaga they have trailers onsite which are free to use with the mulch you buy. Similar pricing as well for the mulches but no trailer hire. Wear your daggies and ask for a trade discount, it works for me. Trailer loads are 1 cubic metre. Which equates to 10 sq metres at 10 cm depth. If you wet it down after mulching it shouldn't blow away that much. But if we have winds again like last night I won't make any promises. Oh and just as a thought black mulch is that colour because it has been coloured that way. Not sure how they do it but suspect it is done with colouring that brickies use to colour mortar. Have got the vegetable soil mix they have in the past only to watch it turn in to grey sand, as if I didn't have enough already!lol Cheers Richard "Wanda" wrote in message ... I stopped at a local soil/mulch place this afternoon to look at the prices of mulch. There were a couple of different types that I liked, one called Jungle Mulch & another called Black Mulch. There was a young guy serving who didn't really know his stuff & my questions were responded to with blank looks. So... does anyone here know if either of these two blow away with a bit of wind? Also, how much would a trailer load cover? Is anyone here in Perth & can recommend a good place to buy mulch? The place I stopped at was called Soils Aint Soils, the trailer load of mulch cost $39 with $30 delivery (!!). Maybe I should hire a ute... |
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I probably do, but I don't like to ask.
"SG1" wrote in message news Surely you have a friend with a towbar attached????? Wanda wrote in message ... Soil World... is that the one next to WA Salvage? Or is that the one next to the paving place? I thought it was Soils Aint Soils, but I could be wrong. Unfortunately my car doesn't have a tow ball, which is why I started thinking about hiring a ute, but then i guess it would be cheaper to have it delivered if I did that. I definitely wouldnt go for the veggie mix, unless I had a vegie garden built up with railway sleepers or similar. "Loosecannon" wrote in message . au... Hi Wanda, I always use Soil World in Malaga they have trailers onsite which are free to use with the mulch you buy. Similar pricing as well for the mulches but no trailer hire. Wear your daggies and ask for a trade discount, it works for me. Trailer loads are 1 cubic metre. Which equates to 10 sq metres at 10 cm depth. If you wet it down after mulching it shouldn't blow away that much. But if we have winds again like last night I won't make any promises. Oh and just as a thought black mulch is that colour because it has been coloured that way. Not sure how they do it but suspect it is done with colouring that brickies use to colour mortar. Have got the vegetable soil mix they have in the past only to watch it turn in to grey sand, as if I didn't have enough already!lol Cheers Richard "Wanda" wrote in message ... I stopped at a local soil/mulch place this afternoon to look at the prices of mulch. There were a couple of different types that I liked, one called Jungle Mulch & another called Black Mulch. There was a young guy serving who didn't really know his stuff & my questions were responded to with blank looks. So... does anyone here know if either of these two blow away with a bit of wind? Also, how much would a trailer load cover? Is anyone here in Perth & can recommend a good place to buy mulch? The place I stopped at was called Soils Aint Soils, the trailer load of mulch cost $39 with $30 delivery (!!). Maybe I should hire a ute... |
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"Wanda" wrote: I stopped at a local soil/mulch place this afternoon to look at the prices of mulch. There were a couple of different types that I liked, one called Jungle Mulch & another called Black Mulch. There was a young guy serving who didn't really know his stuff & my questions were responded to with blank looks. So... does anyone here know if either of these two blow away with a bit of wind? Also, how much would a trailer load cover? Er, wouldn't that depend on how thick you laid it? Just bought some bales of compressed pea straw -- the advertising boasted that they would cover 10 sq m. No depth given, of course... Is anyone here in Perth & can recommend a good place to buy mulch? I'm not in Perth, but a bloke at my Council is happy to dump a truckload of chipped street-tree prunings in my front yard instead of taking it to the depot. Free. Great for my native and front gardens. -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "...children should continue to be breastfed... for up to two years of age or beyond." -- Innocenti Declaration, Florence, 1 August 1990 |
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In article , Wanda
wrote: I stopped at a local soil/mulch place this afternoon to look at the prices of mulch. There were a couple of different types that I liked, one called Jungle Mulch & another called Black Mulch. There was a young guy serving who didn't really know his stuff & my questions were responded to with blank looks. So... does anyone here know if either of these two blow away with a bit of wind? Also, how much would a trailer load cover? Is anyone here in Perth & can recommend a good place to buy mulch? The place I stopped at was called Soils Aint Soils, the trailer load of mulch cost $39 with $30 delivery (!!). Maybe I should hire a ute... I don't remember if it was the "black mulch" that I put around here, but it sounds familiar. The stuff was useless. It looked great, but was mostly shredded bark that had been artificially coloured. It just matted together and became water repellent. I'd keep well away from it. On the other hand, have you had a look at http://www.mulchnet.com ? It is actually based in W.A. and advertises sources of free mulch, manure and the like. Results seem to vary, some people have registered and received nothing, but my parents put their names down for free mulch from their local council (Nedlands in their case) and within a couple of weeks had a truckload of chipped and shredded tree prunings delivered to their house. I kid you not, it was about a metre and a half in height and took up half their front verge. They got some bags of horse manure and built a couple of huge compost piles, but the mulch itself did all of their house, all of mine, and was used by many of the people in their street. A great way of getting to know your neighbours. .... |
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