My Favorite MULCH. One of the cheapest, most attractive and effective mulches for your garden!!

Easy to find and use at a cheap price. A very effective cover for you garden beds pots and buckets.

[@hellomandarkk]

Awesome!! I have a ton of this stuff, like 4-5 huge packs for the chickens... :D

[@getyerwellies6651]

You will have another good use for it now😀

[@BankerMomof3]

Good morning! I have been trying to decide what I want to mulch with and I am going to get some of these shavings. I think they look great and I bet they do decompose easily. Thanks for the tour and the ideas! Your garden looks great as always!

[@getyerwellies6651]

Thank you. It’s coming along. The shavings broke down pretty well over the winter. Only a couple of places where they didn’t. Those were the drier spots 😀

[@AFSamizdat]

Any issues with the shavings blowing around? Neat idea. I find that natural wood mulch is already really inexpensive where I am (~ 1/2 yard for $15)

[@getyerwellies6651]

I haven’t had issues with that. It settles a bit but stays in place well

[@snsnplpl]

Wool. I have used it for years as a mulch. 10-1-4 , retains >30% weight of water, doesn't attract termites. The wool price for meat breed sheep is so low that it is not cost effective for small producers to take it to market. Ask your local extension agent about small producers and offer them maybe $10 for a large bag full. Help small producers. I do cover it with crushed leaves or thin layer of chips in public view areas since the white kinda 'glares' . Also very good for downspouts or other potential erosion or bare ground areas since weighted down wool will filter out particulate matter and slow down the water

[@getyerwellies6651]

This is the first time I have heard of using wool 😀

[@bethb8276]

I wouldn't have thought of that pet bedding shavings, it does look good. I have been using leaf mulch, which is great, but I might try those shavings to see how I like that. It will be interesting to see how they do for you.

[@getyerwellies6651]

I like leaf mold too and of course it’s hard to beat “free”. Let me know what you think if you give it a try 😀

[@bethb8276]

@getyerwellies6651 Will do. Our climates are a bit different so it will be interesting to see. No winter to speak of here, but tons of rain in summer.

[@mazieways]

I like the coconut coir but the price has gone high so I will try the aspen, thanks!

[@getyerwellies6651]

Good luck!

[@stueydoubleyou]

I can't figure out with what accent this man speaks?

[@CLove511]

You gotta listen down under the accent to place it properly

[@xTenshiko]

Sounds like an upper-crust Bostonian to me. Think Kennedy's. I'm probably wrong though!

[@PlantObsessed]

I started harvesting my compost pile yesterday. That will be nuts with weed seed. No slacking for me in the next few weeks I have to wait until June here for sweet potatoes. I like the idea of wood shavings. 🪱😀👍🏼

[@getyerwellies6651]

I have always loved playing compost roulette 😀