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Step by step guide on how to mulch like a pro!
Pro Tips:
1) Round up any weeds at least 3 days before you plan to spread the mulch. This will eliminate so many of the future weeds from even germinating it is not even funny!
2)Get a steel spade instead of a cheap wooden spade. You will thank me! Quit being so cheap! Spending money on things that make jobs go faster and strain your employees less are GOOD investments.
3)Get a full-size pitchfork to scoop your mulch. There is just no other way to efficiently scoop mulch. A scoop shovel works great for the last little bit.
Mulch Tutorial:
Weeding/Edging - Before Any Mulch is Laid
Prune anything in need and weed beds before edging. This will keep the dirt out of our yard waste. Picking up dirt mixed in with your plant clippings is not fun and this will also cause the local yard waste dump site to not accept your debris. Collect weeds and clippings in a bag or tarp. Any border the mulch has with rocks or concrete will need to be scraped back. Any grass border needs to be edged with a shovel 3-5 inches deep. We want our edges clean, neat, and straight. Use a string trimmer to snap a line down before cutting in your edge. MAKE SURE no mulch or dirt is left in the grass before you begin laying mulch. By hand, clean out the edge of any loose debris. Blow everything back into the beds before beginning to mulch, including debris built up along parking lot edge. Break up all dirt clumps and spread them out evenly, so when you begin to mulch you don’t have to mess with them anymore.
Pre-Emergent - Spread the pre-emergent by hand over any area that is to be mulched.
Spreading Mulch
Load up all wheel barrels at the same time. Don’t mulch yourself into a corner. We need an even coat of mulch 1.5 to 2 inches over all the beds. NO CLUMPS OF MULCH! NO MULCH IN THE GRASS.
When finished mulching…tamp all edges with a hard rake. Carefully blow any mulch off the concrete back into the beds.
WHEN COMPLETE. Make sure the area around the trailer is all cleaned up. If you moved the truck and trailer during the job make sure all loading areas are cleaned up.
Make sure we have all of our tools and get to the next job.
Break Down:
1 - Prune and clean up before doing any digging or edging.
2- Edge beds and scrap back concrete borders. Pull weeds not too.
3- Even out clumps left from edging and grade your edge into the bed.
4- Blow any dirt/mulch back into beds from all sides (e.i. parking lot too) Clean out your edge!
5- Pre-M - Make sure all beds are hit!
6- Spread mulch -DO NOT GET MULCH IN THE GRASS
7- Move truck and trailer as needed - clean each spot as you go
8 - Tamp all edges
9- Blow everything off one more time
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Such a great video thank you for the great step by step instructions!
My pleasure! Thanks for letting me know you liked it!
How much you charge for a job like that?
How soon will you see weeds without a plastic cover under the mulch?
@@fayebradford5763 About 2 weeks is my guess, but just a few weeds and first and will still look good for 6 weeks or more.
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Very well done. You’ve managed to teach this like a trade, breaking down the how and why of what needs to be done in an efficient sequence. Great service for us DYI’rs.
Glad it was helpful!
It is a trade
@ addict- you’re right, just didn’t think of it that way.
Music can be so motivating. Look how fast he works whenever the music is playing. Amazing.
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Great video refresher course thanks so much..
I just got a groundskeeper 2 Dethatching rake I wanted to dive into the video and start detaching that lawn.. Why is it stuff like that is so satisfying🤣😎
I really appreciate your step by step process. It's simple, doable, and results in the beds that most everyone wants. No la-dee-da needed. THANKS!
Great video.You are a Professional who really takes pride in his work.
Really detail oriented. Amazing! Thank you for sharing the knowledge to beginner landscapers like myself. Cheers 🍻
So this newly divorced woman with 3 teenagers are tackling this chore for first time! Thank you for the great instruction-I am having them watch your videos because lord knows 3 teenagers don't want to listen to their mom! Thank you!!!
Too funny! Good luck!
I just mulched one area in my yard and wish I would've watched this first.😲 My edges are a little different, but now when I do my other bigger areas I know how to do it. Thanks so much for the detailed video!
You are welcome. Thanks for the comment. Good luck!
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Good job and I think your camera guy did fine. Dear lord it’s not like you got paid for sharing your skills with us. Thank you
LMAO...Thanks for the classic comment! That is exactly how I feel sometimes!
Kirk DeHart he does get paid with the ads
You can tell he takes pride in what he does.
This was great! I just bought and moved into my first house. Soo happy to have watched this! You’re a great teacher. Thank you so much!!!
Good stuff! Congratulations!
Admire your hard work, knowledge, and explanation...way to go!
Thank you very much! Much appreciated!
I just bought a house that has a humungous yard. A lot of work, but l learn something 'new' every single day! Thanks for your very helpful hints and ideas. Terrific!
Congratz!
I always appreciate a great mulch job. You definitely do a great job going into detail on how to do what you do. Mulching makes beds look so clean! I love it! I totally understand that for aesthetic purposes why you don’t lay it too deep, but a good 2-3 inch layer is ideal in the garden. There are many useful features in laying wood mulch; weed suppression, retaining moisture, and aesthetic as you mentioned. There is also the fact that as the mulch breaks down it adds that organic matter for earthworms and other beneficial organisms in the soil. The white fungus that ends up growing on the under layers is also very beneficial to the soil and plants that are in the beds. Though, for commercial purposes I understand how it wouldn’t be aesthetic. Great job though! I definitely learned how to cut in the grass around the border like that. I’ve always used bricks or pavers as the borders. Which can be a nightmare when you end up having to cut the grass 😂.
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Well hell, this whole time i’ve been using a pitchfork. I want my yard all flowers, & only do landscaping for myself, & not for others anymore. There r a ton of tree roots to get out, which is why i use a pitchfork. But your way admittedly looks way better. Thk u for the great ideas. Beautiful!!
Good stuff. I personally never tried the pitch fork method but see plenty of companies doing it that way all the time. There are numerous ways to mulch your gardens and make them look good! Have fun. All the best -Ryan
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Amazing video, very clear and precise. I plan on bringing my outside back to life, Thanks for all your tips!!
Glad I came across this video. Simple and detailed explanation that weekend yard warriors, like myself, can follow. I am having 5 yards dumped on my driveway tomorrow so the timing of me finding this was excellent. Thanks for the great video!
Good stuff!
Good job!! Like how you went into detail on why you are doing things!!
I’m about to mulch in my flowerbeds and this lesson really helps! Thanks! 👍❤️
I watch👀 the all video👍. No body need to ask you. If you love your job. You love it you enjoy it. Thanks for share with us ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️😎
Thanks for the comment Rodrigo. Loving what you do makes all the difference!
We're retired 25 years in Ft. Myers, Florida installing colored and natural mulch and compost. Here in Florida we install 100 yd semi-trailer load with wheelbarrels, pitchfork to spead shredded pine mulch in up to 30 resident or muli-condos in a gated community, in one day. We also installed décor rocks of several varieties, are last job was 4 railroad cars, 100 ton per car. That took 3 weeks with 7 workers. This video say Aug. when it rains everyday in Aug. so, our season starts October when Florida is Spring like.for 3-4 months. Good Luck, we had a ball and retirement is great. REMULCH
I’m not sure if you love your job or you just have pride for your work. Maybe both. You would think it’s just a mulching video but you gave so much information with so much detail that I actually learned a lot. Great video.
Both! Like Drake and Gucci Mane! Gotta listen to that song again soon... 😀😂🤣
Glad you liked it! Have fun mulching!
love how your so tidy when doing your work
Thank you!
I’m a teenager starting up a job with mulch and This video helped a lot !
Perfect!
Good video man! I'm about to lay some gold mulch down under my hedges. Came to TH-cam for some tips, wasn't disappointed with this video. Keep up the good work!
Thankyou for taking your time to explain everything for someone like me who is very new to this stuff.
About to work on mulching, you saved me a lot of mistakes, from the looks of it. Thank you for the great video!
Awesome stuff!
Thank you so much for taking the extra time to mention at the beginning of the video that step by step instructions are in the description. Very helpful!
My pleasure. Thanks for the comment! I just bought a house...bout to make many more videos like this explaining my thought process on how I go about all types of lawn and landscape projects.
Thank you for taking the time to make this video!! I am new to the industry and have done 1 mulch job. Nothing to this caliber, but my next job will look like this.
You are welcome! Thanks for watching. Leave them looking crispy!
Wow such attention to detail! Tremendous step by step! I wish my property was that small to be able to maintain that kind of detail! However that’s why I fired all previous landscapers cause I do pay attention to this kind of detail too!! Like the old saying goes” If you want it done right do it yourself” Nice job I think you definitely added value to price too👍
Thanks so much!
Bravo. Refreshing show of professionalism.
You did a really nice job. Something I would be doing this summer.
These are the type of videos that make me keep coming back for more! You are the iron man of mulching! Great vid! Great camera angles! Great sound engineering! Great explaining the process! Great Great Great!!!
the white fungus isn't bad it means the mulch is breaking down, too much mulch just makes the soil too waterlogged and the plant roots suffer and die because they cant get air. other that that great video and very nice job it looks amazing, ill be using some of these!
Bro you have the best video to do this ! This is my first time commenting on a video. Great job my guy keep up the good work. RESPECT
Thank you very much! I am glad you liked it.
Thanks for the video. Great details along the way.
Thanks for the detailed video and including the written steps! This video is exactly what I needed!
Ty for the video Im hoping I can tackle my front yard with this information!
Thank you for your layman explanations for beginners like me. You are a great teacher!
Thank you so much! Have fun landscaping!!
Treat yourself to a wheelbarrow with two front wheels. You won’t believe what a difference it makes. It balances itself and you just guide it instead of you having to balance and push. That slope would be nothing with two wheels instead of fighting balance and gravity. And you’ll be just that little bit less tired. 🙂 Thanks for sharing so many good tips.
Hey Pamela. I had those 2-wheel wheelbarrows over the years and was not a fan! I do think a lot of homeowners would prefer them though! Good call.
After having to do this method *multiple* times in the last 10 yrs because of tons of weeds, while my neighbors haven't needed to once... I'm putting down the heaviest weed block I can find BEFORE my mulch this time. Lesson learned.
You really just need to gain control of the weeds first by staying on top of them by pulling or spraying them. It just takes time. Fabric is never a good idea under mulch for multiple reasons...
Very detailed and immaculate person. Thank you 🙏
Thank you very much!
A great looking red bearded man with a nice voice and excellent work ethics ... wow! 😍😍
You're making me blush Vickey! 😂😅😋
Like how this guy is very detailed oriented and teaches us well. In the years, I can't put down the mulch myself, my landscaper comes in and throws down twice as much mulch, as I do. He gets paid by the cubic yard. Thank you!!
Thank you for your comment!
How much can I charge to someone for that job
@@JoseMedina-qm2us We charge $150 per year delivered and installed as shown for 1-5 yards or so. Then is goes down slightly per yard for larger jobs. That job was a long time ago and I don't have access to my records as I sold the company. Best guess is that it was $350 +/- but pricing varies across the country.
The best video I have ever watched. Now I know how to prepare a bed and add mulch.
Perfect!
“Mulch in the grass and grass in the mulch!” You guys do real awesome work, going throw that process is quite a bit of work!
Thanks a lot! Still drives me crazy when I these them mixing!!!
This is probably the most detailed video about anything that I’ve ever seen on TH-cam. Good job.
Thank you!!
Wow!
I'm so IMPRESSED by your ATTENTION TO DETAILS, EFFORT TO CREATE EXCELLENCE.
This is what it takes in any task to succeed.
I hope you get millions of views.
Now how am I going to get my people to do it properly? I'll have to do all 8 big beds by myself.
Read reviews! I recommend checking reviews then contacting a handful of companies, 2-3, to get quotes. Usually all but one will eliminate themselves by failing to communicate with you...we get a lot of work because other companies don't answer or respond in any way. It's insane. Go with your gut!
Very well explained. I have a lot of work to do. Now I know why I have white fungus and mulch cakes up.
Unbelievably satisfying! Love the details! Enjoyed watching!
Thanks so much!
i like how you work everything is so nice and clean
Great job, very thorough and I appreciate the explanation of everything. With a lot of extra time on my hands these days (thanks COVID), I've decided to mulch my own property this year. Good exercise and I'll save about $600.
Nice. I love it! Have fun.
Love the video! I was looking at videos on how to edge my flower beds. I got all the information I needed from your video, from start to finish. Wish I had watched this video first would have saved me some time. Thank you and keep up the good work!
Thanks for letting me know! Glad it helped!
Great video explaining the best techniques of mulching. The only thing I would like to add is that before mulching it is best to clean up the edges first to give them a smoother flow for easier mowing and a more natural appearance. The sharp curves at the corners near the sidewalks do not make for easy maneuvering of a mower along the edge. Also the curve around the large area where the small tree is located would look better if it was more rounded. Rounding and widening the arcs of curves gives a much gentler flow for easy mowing and provides for a much more aesthtically pleasing appearance.
Hey Scott. I like where your head is at! Love hearing people really putting some thought into how they go about performing the lawn and landscape tasks.
All the best - Ryan
Thank you so much! I'm 15 starting my first job on landscaping and I wasn't experienced at all. I did alright but I didn't know how to put mulch as good as the owner of the landscaping did. This will definitely help out a lot.
Nice!!! That sounds like me when I got started!
Have fun with it. I looked at it like I got to work out every day for money when I was younger. You can seriously make a lot of money in the lawn and landscape industry especially if you learn how it works at a really young best.
My first day was prepping an overgrown bank's landscape for mulch...almost quit!!! That would have been dumb!
All the best - Ryan
Were I work, we use pitch forks for the open areas and we will even dump the whole Wheel barrel into the bed and spread it out with the pitch fork
Hey Eric. Thanks for sharing.
I didn't spend too much time playing around with those methods. I thought they were less efficient and used more mulch than needed, but I do still see companies doing it that way all the time. Another thing they are doing around here is using garbage cans instead of wheel barrows...that way doesn't really make any sense at all to me.
But, there is definitely more than one right way to do lawn care and landscaping!
Best video on mulch and professional steps to apply each season.
Thank you very much!
I have started my own landscaping business this year and I am taking every bit of advice ! Thank you for the video :)
Awesome! Best of luck. Remember to have fun!
LawnCrack thanks again! It has been very fun especially when I started as a young kid and now I finally built up the courage to start my own and it has only looked great from here because if you treat people right you will always have the most great aspect of work regardless how life work sometimes. Thank you for replying you deserve tons of wonderful luck for you :)
@@phoenixvaldez3985 Best of luck to you too, but I don't think you need it!
This video helped me out tremendously with finding work threw the pandemic. This guy takes pride in his work, and it shows.
As a complete newbie to the trade I watched a few videos, and used the tips I learned to get out there and find work. My neighbor-(now turned client) reffered me to a few of his friends, and now, 3 months later, i've secured on-going bi-weekly gigs.
Some people see the world threw the lense of open opportunities. Integrity in one's own work always pays off- no matter what the task is. We never know who's paying attention to us, or what opportunities may come of it.
Thanks for sharing your skills and knowledge with the world.
Awesomeness!! Thanks for the great comment. I am finally back in video making mode and purchased a new home that needs a ton of lawn and landscape work. I'm about to make many more videos going into the details of how I performed all of the lawn and landscape type services and my thought process as to why I did it that way instead of another. I hope people find value in it and I can save them some time and money!!
Thanks for a great vid step by step, I feel I'm ready to start my landscaping business, :)... I'm glad I came here bec my yard guy told me I need black plastic before the mulch but I have seen other yards n look sloppy. So thank you very much for sharing you knowledge and dedication to do a great job.
Thanks a lot. My business changed my life. Go for it!
Thanks for the tips..I don't know how anybody can give this a thumbs down. The guy does quality work with attention to detail. Well done LawnCrack
Thanks a lot. I think most are because of the music. It was one of my first TH-cam videos!!!
Great video. The pride you take in your work is unbelievable! I like to do my own yard work, but if your business was in NC, I would hire you to do it!
Thanks. That's funny!
My man...you've given me confidence to tackle mine! Thanks bro!
Awesome! Make those neighbors jealous!
Very good video and amazing work...thank you and keep up the good work!!
Man Txs so much for your post I just watched it yesterday and today I went right to my front house garden to put everything learned from your video and I wish you could see the final product. I’m so proud of myself and humbled thankful for your kindness. 👏👏👏👏
Hey Dario. Awesome. I'd love to see! Feel free to get or text me some pics if you'd like. ryan@lawncrack.com or 859-414-4839
Fantastic demonstration. Thank you! This is exactly what I needed.
Awesome! Thanks for letting me know. Glad you liked it!
This is one of the best mulch howtos I've ever Sean good work!
When would you use any fabricj before mulching for long term coverage, maybe 5 years or so? And what brand?
That is how customer what to see a job done. Good advertised for neighboring potential client.
Good work right here. Thanks for posting sir.
Awesome video! You have yourself a new subscriber now! Very detailed video explaining everything and such a superb job sir, well done! Now I will take all the stones out of my garden bed and lay fresh, black mulch instead. Also get rid of my surrounding border and get myself a spade! It helps when people can clearly see that you love doing this type of work also!
I love it!!!
Hey lawn crack, thanks so much for your awesome and informative videos. Ive stayed away from landscaping simply due to lack of knowledge, and this video is helping me to get out of that mindset. I was wondering if you might consider making a video showing how to put in a bed from scratch from just plain lawn, how to design and mark out your shape, just an overview of the process from start to finish. I always turn these jobs down and I want to change that. Thanks so much for all your hard work, and also for motivating me!
Hey...thank you so much. It really means a lot. I like that video topic! I will do my best to get a handful of those type videos up in the next couple weeks.
Simply beautiful... Love it !!! I learn Lava rocks help keep the garden snakes away! Just a tip for the audience / especial with a pond in the landscape. That miniature Japanese Maple will be the cherry on top!. GREAT JOB and thanks for sharing your video.
Nice! Thanks for sharing. I had never heard that but it does make sense. The texture can't feel good on their skin!
Word of warning about lava rocks is that it is super lightweight. If you have lots of leaves that will fall in these beds or lots of plants to prune, it may not be the best option!!! The blow and rake right out with the stuff you don't want!
"long spade" is def a good way to describe the shovel, but the that variant of shovel would be more commonly referred to as a "trenching shovel" for digging narrow ditches. They are useful for so many lawn/construction apps. THANK YOU for the video !!
Just some good ole boys doing some some landscaping videos 😎😂👍🏻
I think the drain should extend past the mulch line as the water will create a channel and begin to erode the lines. However looks really really good.
Thanks. We can only do what the clients are willing to pay for.
THIS! IS! AWESOMENESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice presentation. Mulching seems easy but when it's shown step by step it's much easier. There are always little things that you are not sure about when doing the mulching and you seem to forget from year to year what you ran into the year before.
Yes sir. When you have an opportunity to do something over and over in a short period of time it really helps embed all of those little steps into memory.
Excellent tips! Thanks for the video. I love to watch someone who takes great pride in their work. What's the best way to maintain the edge without getting grass seed or foreign material into the bed? My weedeater throws material everywhere!
Thanks so much Robert. My pleasure.
I am assuming this is after the bed has been mulched and you are mowing the lawn. I don't know if there is a way to keep it all out!
My best advice would be to make sure the end of your trimmer string is not hitting the soil surface...get it at the perfect height so only the overhanging blades could possibly end up in the bed. Then, when complete with your mowing and trimming, run around the bed edges with with your blower on idle to spread those clipping out without disturbing the mulch too much if at all. In my experience, if not too much gets in the beds and you blow it around a little, it will be looking 100% again within a day or two max.
Thank you! This will help me fix what doesn't look so nice in my yard. I'm really excited about going back to it and implementing your instructions!
Awesome! Thanks for letting me know. Best of luck out there. Remember to have fun!
I like the way you do your work. Get after it!!!
Great job!! Looks similar to my yard here in NY. I did place the weed barrier down first and then I used the rubber mulch (dark brown) looks great and it lasts a longtime. Just love a nice yard.
Thanks. Me too. I agree with putting that barrier down when using rubber mulch to keep the soil and rubber separated. Good call!
Trust me. I'm a pro. Agreed the mulch on the grass deal pisses me off tooo.
As a fellow landscaper, I'm always hesitant to watch some of these videos, but this was well done, & exactly how I would have approached it. 👍
I really appreciate it Shane. Thanks a lot!
Great video I appreciate your eye for detail as a detail-oriented person this was one of the best videos that I have seen! Thanks for the help!
Thank you very much. Glad you liked it!
Great Video.
I can tell you Love what you do.
Enjoyed!
And great video, I'm using this as my DIY video this week when I do mine...
That is great. Thanks! Best of luck.
@@LawnCrack do you know a good product to buy that kills grass? I did the mulch and all but now I have done grass trying to get through. Before I go to Lowe's, I thought I'd ask
@@aaronreed5754 What I did was buy the commercial product with the same active ingredients 2.5 gallons at a time in concentrate. This would make something like 65 gallons of 'round up.' And only cost like $60 bucks. Then you just need a hand-can, I recommend getting 2-gallon Ace Hardware brand, for like $13 bucks and water.
BOOM - Cheap ass 'round up' for a long time!
I was using Ranger Pro. That's the name of the product.
@@LawnCrack ok thankx for the help
You are very welcome.
That looks great! You are a professional, for sure.
I Love this! Beautiful work
I came for the mulch, and stayed for the theme song
Great work. I wish I could show potential customers this so they would understand why I charge what I do
lol...I hear you!
Much easier when your soil is not to wet & not too dry...looks like yours is perfect for working.
100% - Too wet or too dry definitely adds a level of difficulty to get it to look good!
Well done! Thank you. 🌻
Great step-by-step how-to here, what's your opinion on the best way to mulch around a tree? Soil first layer...then 2-3" mulch...would you not recommend using any tarp/fabric? I'm trying to keep the weeds/grass from growing in the mulch ring and it seems nearly impossible. I like to think my grass is just "that good", because it can grow anywhere! lol
Thanks for the comment. I should make a video on that topic! I am not a fan of a tarp or weed barrier under mulch...under rock, I like it. It seems over just a couple years the mulch breaks down on top of the tarp and you once again are back to square one.
In my experience, if you stay on top of weeds early in the season by pulling or spraying them, they become much less of an issue going into the future. I have never used SnapShot but I have heard it is the best Pre-M for beds around. It is expensive, but I think it is because it works.
I like to use my shovel as a measuring tool and get a perfect circle around the tree, then cut in the grade, grade it out, and install the mulch. The big thing to me to remember when doing tree rings is to not let the edgings or mulch build up on the bark at the base of the tree. I see it happen a lot and that is a great way to kill a tree!
Do you a rhizomatous turf where you are? We have primarily fescue here and it doesn't really spread like that into beds...
please emphasize the importance of keeping mulch several inches away from the tree trunk. (also, stems on plants/shrubs)
Very informative video!! Just got my first house. Excited to lay mulch this spring. Couldn’t figure out if I should spray the dirt or use the landscape fabric? (Beginner)
I strongly recommend to NOT use any type of fabric under mulch. The mulch is going to break down over time and weeds will grow from on top of it...this starts end of year 1!
If you are using a decorative rock as your 'mulch' then I do recommend it so your rocks and soil beneath don't mesh over time.
If you are OK with using a non-selective herbicide (aka round-up...I never used round-up personally as it is severely over priced...) then I would recommend to spray it once or twice a week or two or both before you plan on installing the mulch. Then, if and when weeds still pop through, just stay on top of it at the beginning. If you don't let them get out of control, you will be golden for years to come.
Best of luck! Have fun!
Looks good! Nice tips.
Thank you! I will have to tackle my front flower box this year.
Have fun!
Great video... thanks much... very detailed ... thanks again and again
Guess I'm going to Lowes!
You are an excellent teacher. Great video
Great instructions and demonstration - thank you!