How Much Rubber Mulch do You Really Need?
May 12th, 2008
I finally convinced my neighbors that they should have rubber mulch in their garden, but did they tell me before they went out and bought some rubber mulch? No!
I only found out when they started complaining that they thought they would only need a couple of 28lb bags of rubber mulch to put around their three trees, numerous shrubs and cover their garden path.
If only they had come to me first. I could have told them that they would need about 10 bags to do everything they wanted to do and that they didn’t have to take my word for it either, as I could have given them access to a rubber mulch calculator at Rubberecycle, which would have alleviated the shock somewhat.
Yes, rubber mulch is quite expensive compared to other types of organic mulches, but it doesn’t smell and you don’t have change it every year. In fact, you won’t need to change it for at least the next ten to fifteen years. This fact alone makes it more than worth its price – it saves people having to do back breaking work every year.
That and you don’t get lovely colors of organic mulches, not like aqua blue or terracotta red, which can really make a garden sparkle and give it the touch of the exotic, so you don’t need to leave your garden to imagine you are in faraway exotic place!
After I explained all this to my neighbors they vowed they would let me know of any future rubber mulch plans and I will be referring them to the experts at http://www.rubberecycle.com, as they have taught me all I know about rubber mulch.
Also that way I can’t give any wrong advice so there will be no falling out with the neighbors, everyone is happy and both our gardens will look spectacular with rubber mulch – mini paradises in our backyards.
