This Is Why I NEVER Use Colored Mulch!
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- Опубликовано: 10 дек 2022
- In today's 2 minute garden tip, I share why I NEVER use colored mulch in my yard and garden. Dyed mulches are very popular due to their attractive look, longevity and low price, but I wouldn't use them if they were FREE! The risks of using colored mulches in your yard and garden just aren't worth it!
I believe colored mulch products are the worst mulch products for your garden and landscaping. Most colored mulches are made from recycled wood products that may contain toxins and chemicals that can harm your soil. This low quality trash wood breaks down slowly and can rob nutrients from your soil, diminishing its health.
If you've ever asked, "How is colored mulch made?", check out this article [Is Colored Mulch Bad For The Environment?]: nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/hort/...
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Best thing anybody can do is to research the individual product(s) that they are using. This video, as a whole, tends to demonize colored mulches and they aren't all bad at all. You simply need to do your research to understand what the mulch is sourced from and what is used in it as well as understanding the curation process to know how it is treated to rid the mulch of insects etc. If you like the look of dyed mulches you can always go with a completely natural and undyed mulch and then spray/apply your own dye onto the mulch and you can find those dyes online which you can also research to understand what it is that you are putting down into your flower/garden beds.
I’ve never thought that colored much was good for anything but I never knew how bad it really can be. Thanks for the info!!
It's definitely a risk factor. At best, it doesn't have the positive effects that natural mulches have with adding nice organic matter to the soil, so I can't think of a good reason to use it.
I learned a lot, great video straight to the point
This video was super informative, thanks so much
I only use it for my walkways just because is cheaper than anything around. If I leave the walkways uncovered I'll never stop pulling weeds. If you have a better alternative, I'll consider it. Hugs for Dale🤗💜🐕🍀🌻🦋
I think it's fine to use for walkways and driveways if you're not growing anything nearby. In that case, the mulch is beneficial, because it's so dead from being processed that it takes forever to break down. For mulching plants, I'd use practically anything else that's natural.
Same here.
Good info!!!! 👍❤👍❤👍Most folks would never had known this. Some of the colored mulch is recycled tires also. Construction waste could also have plywood and particle board. Both of these are toxic to the soil. We burned old plywood and partical board in one area in our yard over 20 years ago and it has never recovered.
Rubber mulch is another no-no. The only synthetic ground cover I use is weed barrier, but that's for an entirely different purpose. All mulches should be natural.
@@2MinuteGardenTips I whole heartedly agree. The rubber mulch gives off an odor too when it gets hot in the sun. Not a good way to recycle tires. There was a business that used the rubber mulch where I live. Pretty, doesn't degrade but sure stunk 😄
I suspected there were reasons not to use dyed bark mulch. Glad I followed that intuition! Thank you for the information!
You're welcome!
Well, you have made a good argument for not putting colored mulch in your garden for fear of contaminating your food and soil. However, I don't see anything wrong with using colored mulch around your home mulch beds for the purpose of beautification. So colored mulches do have their pros and cons just like any other mulch.
Lots of misinformation here. I’m a mukch manufacturer and we make our mulch straight from the tree like logs and woodchips. The colorants are derived from organic matter and 100% environmentally friendly and pet friendly. No I wouldn’t put any type mulch in a garden except compost bc the wood will introduce too much nitrogen. Maybe next time source your material from actual companies and not google...
What if I'm mulching on top of landscaping fabric? Would the barrier neglect any effects of the coloured mulch?
Thanks for the link and information. When those bags are on sale, I usually run to get them. You have given me food for thought. Blessings!
You're welcome! Unless you're using dyed mulch for something like a driveway, I wouldn't use them. The risk can be high.
Can I use the color mulch to stop the grass from growing?
Great tip. Thank you 😊👍
You're welcome!
I started a new garden two years ago and was curious as to why all my plants were very slow to start growing. I suspected the cooler nights (upstate NY). One deck container I have the plants always died. They started out well but after a few weeks they looked poor. My watering and sunlight were good so that wasn’t it. Then I suspected the black dyed mulch I was using. Since plants that did NOT have the mulch were flourishing, the ones that did looked poor and were not growing. Saw your video and feel that the mulch is the problem. Am taking it all out today. Thanks.
We’ve started using bedding shavings and they’ve worked out well. Once you water them down a bit they seldom get blown away.
As long as they're a natural product, like those natural cedar bedding chips, that's fine.
So what your saying is your bringing awareness to everyone because natural mulch from real trees is better for your yard. Cost more but wont harm your yard or garden. 👍🏼. Is bologna bad to 🤔
Had I done research I would've never bought it!!! Ugh! The 5 bags/$10 said got me! I didn't put it in my garden, but used it on my walkways and some of my ornamental gardens. 😞
It's cheap, because it isn't real wood. It's ground up pallets, lumber, plywood, etc. Then, it is dyed to look like real wood instead of just construction debris. It'll be fine along the walkways, but moving forward, I'd recommend using real wood.
While I generally agree, we are grateful to have access to an Amish lumbermill that shreds and dyes their own mulch. It's hardwood processed with vegetable-based dyes. I still prefer Gardenstraw, leaves, and homemade compost in raised veg and herb beds.
If you're 100% sure they're using quality wood with zero treatments and contaminants, that will remove some of the toxin risk. However, consider that it's still dried lumber, so it isn't going to decompose and enrich the soil like a natural mulch will. If you're growing ornamentals around the house and you don't care too much about them, I can understand using them, but if you're cultivating food, I'd use the real stuff. If cost is an issue, local county landfills and transfer stations usually give away real mulch for free. They have to trim trees along utility pole lines, and they wind up with truckloads of the stuff. They allow you to come get it for free, because you're doing them a favor by hauling away the waste. My county does it and will even help load it for you.
I completely agree. Never use died mulch.
Hello , what will be better for peach and cherry? Pine , cedar or hardwood mulch?
I don't think it matters. Any natural mulch that is free from weed seeds and herbicides is fine. When it comes to mulching, it's more about what *not* to mulch with. As long as it's a natural product that isn't contaminated, or something like black walnut that contains a natural toxin (juglone), you're okay.
My gardener put black dyed mulch on my front beds. Should I remove it and put good mulch on the beds?
What is growing in your front beds? If it's just ornamental landscaping, at this point, I probably wouldn't worry about it. I'd just make sure to never use it again. If you're growing edibles, I would not want that anywhere near anything I'm going to eat.
You can verify if the colored mulch uses recycled material or not. Also, the comment about colored mulch robbing nitrogen from the soil because it sits on top since it lasts longer... that's not how that works...
I accidentally bought some of that because it was labeled "Brown mulch" and I didn't grasp that it was a treated product. The marketing is sneaky to essentially get people to pay for a waste product.
LoL, colored mulch is the same price as bark nuggets and wood chip mulch. I like the look of cedar wood chips and bark nuggets in flower beds
Interesting video..
Thank you!
Dang. I'll stick with my expensive cedar. I use a trailer and buy it by the yard🤗
so you think pressure treated lumber is safe for raised beds
Modern micronized copper azole (MCA) treated lumber is fine to use for raised beds. Not only is the copper solution non-toxic (you can buy liquid copper concentrate for *organic* gardening), but the "leaching" myth is just that - a myth. Soil samples taken right up against the boards have proven that the level of copper in the soil is so minimally elevated that it still falls within natural copper level parameters, and once you go a foot or so in, it disappears completely. The fear is purely dogma and conflates old info with CCA-treated lumber, which is arsenic based.
I used a bark mulch with a dark brown dye in my rookie garden. Everything died within three days. Everything.
Really? If the mulch caused this, it may have been contaminated. It could have been made of old pallets covered in fuel or other chemicals. It's really important to only use natural mulches and compost for this reason, nothing synthetic or colored.
Wow😲😲
Thanks for watching!
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Thanks for watching!
Another negative is that the dry colored wood is very sharp and will sliver bare feet, beware.
It's probably lumber and not natural wood, so that's usually why.
Pure shit 💪👍 Awesome vid my friend as always and thanks!!
You're welcome!
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Thanks for watching!
I don’t like to use colors mulch either
Use real wood and bark mulches only 😊
Woah! I never use it but now I’m gonna judge people who do! Lol
Thanks for watching!
I've never been attracted to the colored mulch because they are so unnatural. I certainly want look there way now.🤔
The brown mulch looks pretty natural, and it does look good for a long period of time, but it just isn't worth it. It also doesn't have the added benefits of real mulch, which make your soil so healthy and loamy over time. It isn't worth it if you ask me.
Uh colored mulch does cost more than natural mulch I looked