Need massive amount of mulch
 

I need a massive amount of mulch of something that will break down
within about a year. Like hay or straw or leaves. I don't want wood
chips. I don't care if the leaves were composted or fresh.

Does anyone know where this could be had? I would need it delivered
to north Durham.

I've considered buying some of those large round bales of hay but
they're fairly pricey and small bales cost even more. If I could find
some hay that was no longer good for cow food that would be ideal.

Thanks much,
Gene H.

Most horse barns use wood shavings rather than chips. It most
certainly would be free except maybe delivery. Check your local
barn- I'd bet they'd be glad to share!
Raleighgirl
"Gene Hubert" wrote in message
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| I need a massive amount of mulch of something that will break
down
| within about a year. Like hay or straw or leaves. I don't
want wood
| chips. I don't care if the leaves were composted or fresh.
|
| Does anyone know where this could be had? I would need it
delivered
| to north Durham.
|
| I've considered buying some of those large round bales of hay
but
| they're fairly pricey and small bales cost even more. If I
could find
| some hay that was no longer good for cow food that would be
ideal.
|
| Thanks much,
| Gene H.

How much hardwood mulch would you need? I have access to triple shredded
mulch that would be affordable and would disintegrate in about 9-10 months.

Give me a cubic yard figure.

Jason

"Gene Hubert" wrote in message
om...
I need a massive amount of mulch of something that will break down
within about a year. Like hay or straw or leaves. I don't want wood
chips. I don't care if the leaves were composted or fresh.

Does anyone know where this could be had? I would need it delivered
to north Durham.

I've considered buying some of those large round bales of hay but
they're fairly pricey and small bales cost even more. If I could find
some hay that was no longer good for cow food that would be ideal.

Thanks much,
Gene H.

JD wrote:

How much hardwood mulch would you need? I have access to triple shredded
mulch that would be affordable and would disintegrate in about 9-10 months.

It would? That's news to me. Also goes counter to my experience. The
triple shreaded that I put down last fall is still there. Guess you've
got some that's already started decomposing?

On 2004-10-25, C G wrote:
JD wrote:

How much hardwood mulch would you need? I have access to triple shredded
mulch that would be affordable and would disintegrate in about 9-10 months.

It would? That's news to me. Also goes counter to my experience. The
triple shreaded that I put down last fall is still there. Guess you've
got some that's already started decomposing?


I would suspect that water is a factor. A level area would probably
decompose faster than a sloped area. Depth would also be a factor. I
can't see more than a couple inches composting in a year.

--
Wes Dukes (wdukes.pobox@com) Swap the . and the @ to email me please.

is a garbage address.

If you call the Raleigh Waste Center on New Hope Rd., you can get pricing
for leaf mulch. I think it's $12 per pickup load which equates to about 2.5
cubic yards. I hired a guy with a dump truck to haul 2 loads for a total of
10 yards of leaf mulch. This covers 1,000 square feet with 2-3 inches of
leaf mulch. It breaks down naturally and feeds the plants. The dump truck
guy charged $60/hr and it took about 4 hours total to deliver everything and
dump it.

So for about $300, I got lots of good compost/leaf mulch and covered huge
areas with it. Hope this helps.

Penny
N. Raleigh
"Gene Hubert" wrote in message
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I need a massive amount of mulch of something that will break down
within about a year. Like hay or straw or leaves. I don't want wood
chips. I don't care if the leaves were composted or fresh.

Does anyone know where this could be had? I would need it delivered
to north Durham.

I've considered buying some of those large round bales of hay but
they're fairly pricey and small bales cost even more. If I could find
some hay that was no longer good for cow food that would be ideal.

Thanks much,
Gene H.