Mulch blowing is the act of using a specialized truck to “blow” mulch through hoses into place in your flower beds. There are definitely cases where mulch blowing is appropriate and there are cases where mulch blowing is less desirable. Mulch blowing trucks really shine on hillside planting beds, or large area planting beds where mulching by hand would take days or weeks.

We all know that adding mulch to your flower beds every couple years helps keep weed growth at a minimum and keeps moisture in the soil for plants. Our mulch blowing trucks can install up to 100-150 cubic yards of mulch per day. Production rates may be even higher if the beds do not have much plant material to work around.

If you have planting beds that have a lot of perennials, the best time to mulch your beds is early in the spring before those perennials sprout. If you have a heavily planted garden, mulch blowing may not be the best option. Our operators can carefully work around your plant material that has already sprouted, but it does tend to add some time to the job. Mulch blowing is great because we can reach anywhere in your yard up to 500 feet away from our truck. The application of mulch can be done in areas that wheel barrows cannot get to.

Mulch blowing allows us to efficiently get your mulching done in a quicker manner. You no longer need to waste your weekend wielding a pitchfork and pushing a wheel barrow. Most jobs are completed in a few hours or up to a full day at most. This allows you to focus on other areas of your yard or home and allow us to do the heavy lifting.

Check out our page on mulch for planting beds for more information. You can also visit our mulch calculation page to figure out how many cubic yards of mulch your yard might need. And don’t forget that we also offer playground mulch !