When i put new mulch down it always seems to look a little lumpy to me. anyone have a good technique to give it a flat look?
best way to give mulch a flat look?
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When i put new mulch down it always seems to look a little lumpy to me. anyone have a good technique to give it a flat look?
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Depends on what texture of mulch you are applying.
Hardwood triple hammered mulch will lay somewhat evenly. Stringy hardwood will seem lumpy in places. Cypress is another texture!!!
I direct my employees not to use a rake for fine details. After the mulch is applied, they get on their knees and hand scatter the mulch evenly and pat the top as they go across the surface. We have done this for years now!!!!
Hardwood triple hammered mulch will lay somewhat evenly. Stringy hardwood will seem lumpy in places. Cypress is another texture!!!
I direct my employees not to use a rake for fine details. After the mulch is applied, they get on their knees and hand scatter the mulch evenly and pat the top as they go across the surface. We have done this for years now!!!!
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I always fan rake mine. Use the back side of a metal rake. comes out nice
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I use a rake to spread a general flat area, then after that its down to the ground to spread by hand
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drop and hand spread always comes out nice for me....i only use cypress mulch though.
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Backside of a soft tine rake is the way to go... takes the back ache out of it and after your done you dont mulch stained jeans.
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I smooth it out reasonably and leave the rest up to mother nature. A good rain will flatten mulch out.
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kinda off topic but, today i saw a crew of mexicanos pitchforking mulch into trash barrells, throwin it up there shoulder and bringing it to the gardens to be dumped and hand spread. It was weird because the gardens were very easily accesible by wheelbarrow. I had never seen this before...whatever works i guess??
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That's where my vote resides.
The backside of springy leaf rakes.
About the only way to go flatter is to follow up with a lawn roller, but that would be overkill.
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use a rake. also what i do under trees and around mail boxes is put the mulch down, then with your hand shake it left and right real fast and it shoots the mulch around and lands flat
I've done that before. Easier to get the mulch exactly where you want it.
Thats a great idea to make a video.
LawnSite should have an area where how- to type clips can be included. I think a lot of people would benefit.
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