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 Mo...
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Three inches of depth is the standard for Nacogdoches beds, which means one cubic yard covers about 108 square feet. Drop to two inches for tight plantings and shallow rooted azaleas, and go to four inches only on open slopes where runoff is a concern.
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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 Mo...
Three inches of depth is the standard for Nacogdoches beds, which means one cubic yard covers about 108 square feet. Drop to two inches for tight plantings and shallow rooted azaleas, and go to four inches only on open slopes where runoff is a concern.
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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!
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I can’t say enough good things about Mulch Mound! If you read my review below you will see I had a problem with my order. Mulch Mou...
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I can’t say enough good things about Mulch Mound! If you read my review below you will see I had a problem with my order. Mulch Mound was quick to respond and solved the issue with my delivery. Will definitely be a customer next year.
First time purchase from Mulch Mound!! First what I liked! Easy to order online and straight forward pricing and delivery. The driver was on time and courteous and delivered my Mulch exactly where I requested! The product is of good quality and comparable to others I have purchased from before. Now what I DID’NT LIKE! I have been mulching the same house and yard for almost 20 years. I always order the same amount and don’t have any issues with covering the same area but this year I fell about a yard short. I was home when the mulch was delivered and when the driver dumped it I noticed that it seemed a bit less than I was used to. I didn’t apply it any thicker than usual and probably a bit thinner than usual because I was worried about running out.
Our delivery was delayed but the new brown color mulch is a nice upgrade to our landscaping.
For Nacogdoches's type of soil, we recommend 2-3 inches for best weed suppression and moisture retention
Try Our CalculatorMeasure each bed separately in feet, length times width, and add the totals together before you enter a single square footage. Curved beds around Nacogdoches oaks and pines are easier to handle if you break them into rectangles and half circles and estimate slightly high. Always round up to the next half yard, because mulch compresses after the first East Texas thunderstorm.
Most yards in the Nacogdoches area sit on type of soil. Sandy loam is the dominant soil across Nacogdoches County, and while it drains beautifully after a downpour, it also lets water and nutrients slip past root zones before plants can use them. Beds built on it dry out quickly in August and need constant organic input to hold anything.
Hardwood Mulch
Hardwood mulch is the practical fix, because as it decomposes in our warm humid climate it feeds humus into the top few inches of sandy loam and dramatically improves water and nutrient holding capacity. Within two or three seasons of annual applications, most Nacogdoches homeowners notice their beds staying moist days longer between waterings.
Pair your mulch with a few yards of compost or garden soil worked into the beds first, since sandy loam benefits enormously from added organic matter before the mulch cap goes on. Crushed granite or river rock makes a clean, termite resistant border strip between mulch beds and your foundation.
Water your beds thoroughly the day before mulching. Nacogdoches sandy loam sheds water when it dries out completely, and a fresh three inch mulch layer over bone dry soil can take several rains to fully wet through. Pre soaking means the mulch traps moisture that is already in the root zone instead of blocking the next shower. This single step makes a real difference through the July and August heat.
Rake and fluff your existing mulch before adding new material. In our humid climate, older hardwood mulch often mats into a water shedding crust by the second year, especially under pine canopy where needles bind it together. Breaking that crust with a hard rake restores infiltration and lets you get by with a one inch top dress instead of a full new layer, which saves a couple of yards on a typical lot.
Keep mulch off the trunk flare of every tree and shrub. Volcano mulching a crape myrtle or a young red oak traps constant moisture against the bark, and with 48 inches of annual rainfall and high summer humidity, Nacogdoches conditions turn that into rot and girdling roots fast. Pull mulch back three to four inches so you can see the flare where the trunk widens into the ground.
Nacogdoches gets roughly 48 inches of rain a year, and much of it arrives in heavy spring and late fall downpours that hammer bare beds and wash sandy loam right off your root zones. Mulch is the buffer that keeps that rainfall from stripping your topsoil and from leaching nutrients straight past the shallow feeder roots of azaleas, camellias, and dogwoods that East Texas gardeners love. In a Zone 8b summer, where July and August afternoons routinely bake beds into the upper 90s, a mulch layer can hold bed temperatures noticeably cooler and slow evaporation from fast draining sandy loam. It also suppresses the chickweed, henbit, and nutsedge that take advantage of Nacogdoches's mild winters and long March through November growing window. Because the ground here rarely freezes hard before the November 15 first frost, mulch protects tender crowns during the brief cold snaps that do arrive in January. Simply put, in Nacogdoches mulch is less decoration and more insurance for soil you cannot afford to lose.
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