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I have used all of the Scotts (Color Enhanced is Lowes, Earthgro is Home Depot) as well as the Lowes referenced above and had good results with all. I got the Color Enhanced last year and the variance between bags was noticeable (i.e, pine bark vs hardwood hammered). In my experience its all a crap shoot. I have never had issues with mold in any of the varieties. All of that said, last year Lowes did the Scotts 5 for 10 the same time they did this. Home Depot will normally run their Scotts 4 for 10 around this time also.
I've worked at Lowes Twice. The $2 sale was 3-5 times a year, Spring and Fall 'Black Friday', Memorial, July 4th and Labour Days. The first sale I would tell be to not buy because it was left over sitting in the snow for several months. New batches would come in for summer sales. Now the sales almost never take place. Also 8 years ago when I worked there a single bag cost $2.26 so Lowes would lose a ton of money.
I know this is for mulch, but does anyone know if the garden soil is going to be 5/10 or 4 for 10? Need to mix my own for container gardening. Peat/compost/dirt.
Think historically they do buy two get two on the 0.75 cu ft bags of Miraclegro.
In the past, I've purchased a few bags and checked quality prior to doing bulk buy.
My local garden center sells colored mulch per cubic yard for $30 per yard, which is more than the sale price at Lowe's but cheaper than the non-sale price at Lowe's. Delivery is another $50 with a minimum of 3 cubic yard purchase. I had bought once from the garden center, and it looked like they shortchange me when they dump it on my driveway. At least with the bagged mulch, I know quantity is guaranteed.
I use to get the bagged stuff every year, found there was never any consistency to any of them, even when inspecting bags, would occasional find mold.
Then two years ago I decided to order from local mulch center. Went for the $22/yrd aged triple shred mulch (they also sale color for $30/yrd).
Quality was SO much better by a wide margin IMO. Will never go back.
See image- left is year old from bag, right garden center.
Think historically they do buy two get two on the 0.75 cu ft bags of Miraclegro.
Is Miraclegro good stuff? I got two big planters, need to replace the soil vs getting this stuff and mixing with this would be better?.
Or may be order 2 cubic ft from of planters mix from local place.
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Equivalent to $27 per cubic yard of mulch. Probably cheaper than most other places.
However, as the OP acknowledges quality can vary. Some batches could even be moldy..
Bingo. This is an annual deal ($1/ft3) that always has the same comments.
Generally:
- cheaper per cu ft than even bulk delivery. What I pay for bulk is around $45-50/yd delivered (delivery fee included in that so the product itself it a bit cheaper)
- sourced regionally so there's a wide range of quality
- usually lower quality than bulk delivery from a nursery. Lots of plastic waste (bags). Usual complaints about plastic, rocks, chunks of pallets, occasional nail, wire, etc. YMMV
- Colorfastness not as good as bulk/nursery
- mold could be an issue as the bags trap moisture, however a bag would have to sit for a long time for that to happen.
So it's ultimately up to you if the price (and hauling it) is worth it for you.
I've been getting nursery/bulk for 15 years. Just found out last summer that "playground mulch" which is undyed, is significantly cheaper, if you like more of a natural look. Fortunately I've found an entrepreneurial kid that isn't afraid to do the grunt work and will buy, haul and distribute mulch and other stuff for a reasonable fee. Last I checked at a nursery, they wanted basically the same amount per yard as the mulch cost to spread it.
That's...what...this...is? If you're talking about using your own wood chips, please let me know how I can produce 4 yards of wood chips without chopping tons of wood or buying special equipment.
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I use to get the bagged stuff every year, found there was never any consistency to any of them, even when inspecting bags, would occasional find mold.
Then two years ago I decided to order from local mulch center. Went for the $22/yrd aged triple shred mulch (they also sale color for $30/yrd).
Quality was SO much better by a wide margin IMO. Will never go back.
See image- left is year old from bag, right garden center.
While not requested, Ill provide experience of someone who went the other way (buying from my local yard to switching to Lowes/Home Depot). First I will absolutely agree the quality was significantly better from my local yard. My experience was their prices kept going up every year. 5+ years ago Id pay $25 a yard for double hammered brown, its now up to almost $45 a yard before delivery. For me though the bigger benefit with the bags is the ease of transporting them around. I get 15 yards for my whole property, dumping all of that on my driveway, scooping it into a wheelbarrow or a cart that my lawnmower pulls around is tiring to just scoop it back out or dump it in spread. Now I get Lowes to drop three pallets off and I can load basically 15-20 bags, drive around and place exactly where we want. The next day I go out, cut, and dump the bags. I have more precision with the bags, its definitely cleaner, and quicker.
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My local garden center sells colored mulch per cubic yard for $30 per yard, which is more than the sale price at Lowe's but cheaper than the non-sale price at Lowe's. Delivery is another $50 with a minimum of 3 cubic yard purchase. I had bought once from the garden center, and it looked like they shortchange me when they dump it on my driveway. At least with the bagged mulch, I know quantity is guaranteed.
Then two years ago I decided to order from local mulch center. Went for the $22/yrd aged triple shred mulch (they also sale color for $30/yrd).
Quality was SO much better by a wide margin IMO. Will never go back.
See image- left is year old from bag, right garden center.
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Is Miraclegro good stuff? I got two big planters, need to replace the soil vs getting this stuff and mixing with this would be better?.
Or may be order 2 cubic ft from of planters mix from local place.
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However, as the OP acknowledges quality can vary. Some batches could even be moldy..
Bingo. This is an annual deal ($1/ft3) that always has the same comments.
Generally:
- cheaper per cu ft than even bulk delivery. What I pay for bulk is around $45-50/yd delivered (delivery fee included in that so the product itself it a bit cheaper)
- sourced regionally so there's a wide range of quality
- usually lower quality than bulk delivery from a nursery. Lots of plastic waste (bags). Usual complaints about plastic, rocks, chunks of pallets, occasional nail, wire, etc. YMMV
- Colorfastness not as good as bulk/nursery
- mold could be an issue as the bags trap moisture, however a bag would have to sit for a long time for that to happen.
So it's ultimately up to you if the price (and hauling it) is worth it for you.
I've been getting nursery/bulk for 15 years. Just found out last summer that "playground mulch" which is undyed, is significantly cheaper, if you like more of a natural look. Fortunately I've found an entrepreneurial kid that isn't afraid to do the grunt work and will buy, haul and distribute mulch and other stuff for a reasonable fee. Last I checked at a nursery, they wanted basically the same amount per yard as the mulch cost to spread it.
Then two years ago I decided to order from local mulch center. Went for the $22/yrd aged triple shred mulch (they also sale color for $30/yrd).
Quality was SO much better by a wide margin IMO. Will never go back.
See image- left is year old from bag, right garden center.
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