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Plan on 3 inches for established beds and 2 inches around shallow rooted shrubs like azaleas and hydrangeas. One cubic yard covers about 108 square feet at 3 inches deep.
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We needed mulch for our HOA common areas. Local providers were all holding high prices even for 40 yards of mulch. Mulch mound was easy to wowith & has great price for natural mulch + delivery schedule options. They called before delivery to ensure Delivery was exactly wher...
Plan on 3 inches for established beds and 2 inches around shallow rooted shrubs like azaleas and hydrangeas. One cubic yard covers about 108 square feet at 3 inches deep.
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We needed mulch for our HOA common areas. Local providers were all holding high prices even for 40 yards of mulch. Mulch mound was easy to wowith...
We needed mulch for our HOA common areas. Local providers were all holding high prices even for 40 yards of mulch. Mulch mound was easy to wowith & has great price for natural mulch + delivery schedule options. They called before delivery to ensure Delivery was exactly where we wanted it.
Delivery was on time and great quality Mulch. Got it done in a reasonable time and yard looks great. Couldn’t be happier!!! Thank you and will us...
Delivery was on time and great quality Mulch. Got it done in a reasonable time and yard looks great. Couldn’t be happier!!! Thank you and will use again!!
Mulch Mound delivered a yard of pea gravel to us. Delivery was on time, driver was friendly and hit a bullseye on the “tarp target”. We used the ...
Mulch Mound delivered a yard of pea gravel to us. Delivery was on time, driver was friendly and hit a bullseye on the “tarp target”. We used the pea gravel (which was diameter as specified) to fill several muskrat holes around our pond. I would definitely recommend Mulch Mound to a friend!
For Middletown's type of soil, we recommend 2-3 inches for best weed suppression and moisture retention
Try Our CalculatorMeasure each bed separately rather than guessing the whole yard, since curved beds along Middletown foundations almost always hold more than people expect. Multiply length by width for rectangles, and for curves take an average width across the widest and narrowest points. Enter 3 inches as your depth for most beds and let the calculator do the conversion to cubic yards.
Most yards in the Middletown area sit on type of soil. Middletown's silt loam is fertile but fine textured, so it compacts under foot traffic and seals over after heavy rain, leaving plant roots short on air. Beds cut into that soil often stay soggy in spring and then crust hard by August.
Hardwood Mulch
Shredded hardwood mulch breaks down into the top layer of silt loam and adds the organic matter that keeps those fine particles from packing together. Over two or three seasons of hardwood mulching, Middletown beds drain faster in spring and hold moisture longer through the dry stretch of August.
Pair your mulch with a few yards of topsoil or compost to build up thin spots before spreading, and add river rock or limestone for downspout splash areas where mulch tends to wash out.
Edge before you mulch, not after. Cut a 4 inch deep trench along the bed line with a spade or edger so the mulch has a wall to sit against. Middletown gets intense thunderstorm downpours in June and July, and an edged trench keeps mulch from floating out onto the lawn and sidewalk. It also gives a clean shadow line that makes the whole bed look professionally installed for very little extra work.
Never volcano mulch your trees. Piling mulch against the trunk of a maple or oak traps moisture against the bark and invites rot, and with Middletown humidity that damage shows up fast. Instead, pull mulch back 3 to 4 inches from the trunk flare and spread it out to the drip line in a flat donut shape. Wide and shallow always beats narrow and deep for tree health.
Fluff old mulch before adding new. By spring, last year's hardwood layer in a Middletown bed is often matted into a water shedding mat, especially in shady beds under those big silver maples. Rake it vigorously with a bow rake to break the crust, then add just enough fresh mulch to reach 3 inches total. This saves you money and stops the layered buildup that suffocates perennial crowns.
Middletown sits in USDA zone 6b with a growing window that runs from the last frost around April 24 to the first frost near October 15, so beds spend nearly six months exposed to freeze and thaw cycles. The silt loam that covers most yards between Verity Parkway and the Great Miami River holds moisture well but crusts over and sheds water when it is left bare in July heat. A 3 inch mulch layer keeps that crust from forming, buffers root zones during the swings from 15 degree January mornings to 90 degree August afternoons, and slows the 42 inches of rain Middletown receives each year so it soaks in instead of running toward the storm drain. Mulch also keeps silt loam from splashing onto siding and hosta leaves during the heavy spring downpours that roll through Butler County. For homeowners in Renaissance, Sunset Park, or out toward Towne Boulevard, mulch is the cheapest insurance a landscape bed can carry.
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