Rubber mulch
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Anonymous
| I’m considering it. Does anyone have it? |
Anonymous
| For your garden or play area? Definitely no for garden areas. Natural mulch breaks down and provides a benefit to your garden. Rubber mulch does nothing, and could be a nightmare to remove if you changed your mind. |
Anonymous
Flower beds |
Anonymous
| I used it for flower beds and didn’t like it because it would get “dirty” as leaves would fall, debris would get in it, etc. I thought it would reduce the need to redo every season but it didn’t so I saw no benefit. |
Anonymous
| I’ve only heard horrible things about it. It smells in the heat, leeches chemicals and hard metals into the ground and ground water and is a fire hazard. |
Anonymous
| It wouldn't be my choice. Same problem with rocks. Real mulch breaks down and becomes (and improves) the soil. Everything else gets buried in dirt and debris, and weeds grow through it, and when you dig to plant something you hit rock and rubber. It will only look like the photo for a short while. |
Anonymous
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We did it near a downspout. Before that, mulch/dirt just splattered in the house every time it rained. It’s been hard to maintain. You have to have a vacuum to get the leaves out. I think the sheets of rubber mulch would be easier.
That being said, my best friend has this high end AstroTurf in her backyard and it’s amazing. Kids love to play on it, no one gets dirty and no one has to mow. It’s breathable so water goes through it. You just vacuum leaves. It’s really soft to walk on too |
Anonymous
| Not on flower beds. It won’t benefit the soil one bit. |
Anonymous
| How about for underneath a play structure? |
Anonymous
How permanent is the play structure? |
Anonymous
I'm not the OP but in our case, we expect to have it for 8-10 years, so pretty permanent. |
Anonymous
| Isn't real mulch, wood? Why would anyone place it near the house - asking for a termite problem. |
Anonymous
let's not get carried away |
Anonymous
| ... it's stupid to put wood mulch against your house. You're asking for termite problems. |
Anonymous
You just pull it away from the side of the house. |