The use of recycled rubber granules as mulch is a relatively new option for landscapers. When it was first introduced on the scene there were lots of questions surrounding it’s toxicity, flammability, ability to stop weeds and the fact that it still decomposes. Also when people where spreading this rubber mulch they would get nasty pricks from the steel wire still in the rubber mulch.
A lot of these teething problems have been ironed out with new technologies. So rubber mulch is not toxic, rubber mulch will not go up in flames and it can stop weeds growing. It does not decompose because it is now made out of vulcanized rubber, which is pretty much indestructible. Also rubber mulch is now generally 98% free from steel wire removed by a magnetic process.
As rubber mulch gained somewhat of a bad reputation when it was first introduced, it is only now being recognized as a viable surfacing option. One of rubber mulches main criticisms remains its high price, as it is at least twice the price of wood mulch. This will actually in time work out cheaper than buying wood mulch every year because rubber mulch will last for years on end.
Other benefits over wood mulch include that rubber mulch will not steal essential nutrients from soil like wood mulch will and many weeds can easily germinate in wood mulch – this is not the case with rubber mulch. Another main advantage over wood mulch is that you don’t have to maintain or remove rubber mulch at different times of year, just give it a rake over every now an again.
Also as rubber mulch is available in a variety of colors (that won’t fade despite what you might of read) so you can choose rubber mulch the same color as wood or be more adventurous and choose dazzling greens and blues to make your garden look like a tropical paradise island.
One of the better and most advanced brands of rubber mulch can be found at Rubber Mulch, so be sure to check them out and fill free to ask any questions you need to clarify anything.
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