Today I stained my mulch,

[osc]

Lesco has a product called NuMulch that you mix with water and spray on with a hand held or backpack sprayer. I had seen stained mulch at a golf course and inquired at Lesco about it. They have a black and a red stain and today I mixed 1/2 oz. of red with 1/4 oz. of black and poured in 3 gal. of water and it yielded a dark red translucent color which looks surprising natural. <br>If you follow the instructions as written, the stain is more like paint and looks like like color enhanced mulch that you can buy in bags. It's not very natural looking. A<br>64oz. bottle of stain is $44 and change and goes a heck of a long way the way I mix it.<p>I don't know what the income potential is yet because this is experimental for me at this point. I am not trying to replace the idea of selling mulch but I would like my mulch jobs to hold up longer on the color.<p>By mixing red with black I got a color that is similar to an expensive grade cypress mulch.<br>Some before and after photos may in order here anyone wants to see this.

 

[HOMER]

We so far back in da woots we ain't even gots a lecso stoe. Man whats up wi dat?<br>lecso lecso we neet a lecso<br>Homer

 

[osc]

Dial the 800 number and have it shipped. We can all be high tech rednecks.

 

[Tony S]

Yes, Yes. I would like to see the pics. I have considered using Mulch Magic Colorant from www.amleo.com I was not aware that Lesco makes a similar product.<p>Tony S<br>procutlawn@hotmail.com <br><p><font size="1">Edited by: Tony S

 

[osc]

Tony:<br>May take a day or two on pics.

 

[gogetter]

Hey osc, did ya get those pics yet? I mean you've had 4 years!!!LOL!

Seriously though, if you have any pics, sure would like to see them. If not, maybe this spring you could snap some?

Thanks.

 

[TaylorLawn]

Gogetter, I was considering my own experiement with the same type of product, just different company, I am very interested in seeing your results when you get a chance, I was also wondering if spraying a bed of pinestraw would help between pinestraw applications, Thanks! Eric

 

[Grassmechanic]

I'd steer clear of any dye products in the rootzone areas of plants, unless your absolutely sure the dyes contain no petroleum based ingredients. JMO.

 

[TaylorLawn]

Sorry, I guess I meant OSC.....

 

[Fantasy Lawns]

We use to "paint' lawns up in VA during the fall when they went brown ..... with the green dye Lesco has