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In late spring you notice that once-crisp, ink-black mulch you applied in March is starting to look old. It isn’t actualy decomposing; the black dye … Read more

In spring, pine straw looks different: suddenly it’s no longer crisply golden; instead, it’s matted and moist and, well, brown. This shift occurs fast, if … Read more

The stuff doesn’t rot (like wood), but gradualy the colors bleed out and it frays at the edges and thins in coverage. And there you … Read more

If your mulch is cedar, by mid-summers end you’ll find the stuff to be ash-gray. It is not exactly a landscaping element, but more like … Read more

By late summer the mulch in a garden bed are often in bad shape. It didn’t dissapear overnight, but it has worn thin. What was … Read more

It’s early spring, and your landscape looks like a construction zone, not a garden. Last year, you used black dyed mulch to improve the curb … Read more

First, you spot the issue underneath swings. From across play space, mulch looks good. But when a kid steps onto it, ground feels hard. That … Read more

It’s tuesday morning, and you’re filling A TUMBLER full of hope and kitchen waste and expecting that come next weekend, it’ll be rich dark crumbly … Read more

Sawdust: One of the most stubborn materials in the composting world. It has a pure carbon structure and is waiting to break down. If the … Read more

Compost tea starts as mixture of oxygen, water, and organic matter, which then brews up into liquid loaded with beneficial microbes. Wait awhile…then out comes … Read more

Three months later: You keep staring at all those wood chips and think: Nothing’s happening in there. What’s going wrong? This is what makes people … Read more