TBone2004

Anyone ever use this or something like it? We have had every fungus known to man in our mulch. The latest being "Artillery Fungus" I think...ever see any black dots on your vinyl siding? Yep - welcome.

Considering this next time....
http://www.internationalmulch.com/

Any experience?

NSXNEXT

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Nasty shit.

http://aginfo.psu.edu/news/july97/fungus.html

doopstr

I like the used tire mulch on playgrounds but I don't know if I like it in the garden. I guess I would need to see it.

TBone2004

When we were selling our house - the inspector noticed it and put it in the report. Called it mold on the report - I almost fainted. Thought the sale was wrecked right there and then.

My wife not to keen on doing rocks - so I was thinking to go rubber. Course now I have found a bunch of articles that say it is bad too - fire hazzard - er so ins't wood mulch I guess - who knows. I have asked to be sent a sample - I gotta see. I think they sell it in bags at Ace or somewhere...be a fortune by the bag.

NSXNEXT

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You would think you could spray the mulch with something every once in a while to control it.

GreenMonster

I just don't like the idea of rubber migrating to other parts of the yard. Sure, mulch is supposed to stay in the bed, but in my experience, it never does...

I'd hate to have crap like that in my yard....

Shift_it

Humm.. this is the same shit I put around my trees at my old house. Its ok. Rubber fake mulch. It does not fade. I would not put it around plants or trees like I did b/c when you have the water,, that rubber around the tree really does not allow it the sink below to the ground real good. However I am going to be building a dog kennel for my LAB and I might use this to cover the ground area. Hopefully picking up doggy Poo will not be so hard

And what-ever is left on the top that I cannot get off w/ pooper scooper , then I can spary it off w/ water hose

dom

But will the dog eat it?

Shift_it

...............And what-ever is left on the top that I cannot get off w/ pooper scooper , then I can spary it off w/ water hose .....


I will spray over to my faggity neighbors yard under the fence

soopa

Fuck. I think we have that fungus shit...

Shift_it

All a great replacement of "real" mulch is lava rocks (ihave and love it), pebbles or just lay plain dirt and run rain gutters. Plants, trees love dirt & soil. Just not as appealing

dom

Or why put mulch at all? Black Earth looks great.

I look forward to the day my lawn can be replaced with that new tire turf stuff that replaced astroturf.

soopa

what bout pine needle mulch? i understand thats real popular in the deep south? why not up here?

the acidity would probably repel most fungus and its great for plants like Tomatos...

Adam_Schwartz

It sort of depends on the plants in your beds. If you have things like gardenias and azaleas, then pine needles are good to use. But my plants, for instance, don't like acidic soil, so I use a hardwood mulch. Some people like cedar mulch since it lasts longer and is a natural insect repellant.

If you are having real problems with fungus on mulch, then use a product like Consan Triple Action 20. It's actually a great multi-purpose fungicide/algaecide/bactericide.

JWhite1301

The drawback I see with the rubber mulch is that it does not hold moisture for your plants. It is my understanding that is one of the main points of having mulch.

As for the pine needles....we did it once to save money. They fade, scatter all over the yeard with wind, and are a pain to remove when mulching time rolls around.

Caddyİ

Consan Triple Action 20 = Good stuff

Plain ole Baking Soda & Liquid Soap will keep most Fungus at Bay I've noticed....

TBone2004

Safe for all plants and people?

Scribesoft

Excellent timing... I'm getting 10 yds of black mulch delivered tomorrow.. I'm slightly less excited now that I'm thinking of fungus..

Caddyİ

Its all a crap shoot anyhow....

TBone2004

From what I read - it is worse if you don't re-mulch each year - so we might have gotten hit hard cause we were under some financial stress at the time so we cheaped out on re-mulching last year and then it got really bad.

I'm just looking into it since we are having a new house built and want to learn from my mistakes - but it is aggravating since a million people use mulch - I am surprised there is not a better documented way to treat/prevent this annoyance.

Adam_Schwartz

Safe for all major plants as far as I know. I would not suggest chugging Consan, but the residue is eventually broken down naturally. Check out their label when you are at a nursery or improvement store. It's an all around great product.