Much Blowing in Westmoreland County, PA

Here at Barbish Inc. Property Maintenance Services & Excavation our mulch not only enhances the appearance of your property, but it also offers an excellent foundation for healthy, flourishing plants.

The protective layer will guard against temperature variations as well as protect your plants and landscape. Hence, mulching should be one of the to-do list tasks for every gardener and landscaper.

Mulch and Mulch Blowing

Mulch is a material laid on the surface of the ground to shield and improve the soil. It mimics the natural habitat you can find in the forests where the dried branches and leaves blanket the soil surface.

There are two types of mulch:

• Synthetic/inorganic
• Organic

Inorganic mulch can hold moisture and block weeds but do not add any fertility to the soil. This type of mulch is used more in landscaping since it’s more resistant to climatic conditions and doesn’t degrade as fast as the organic mulch. A few of the most popular synthetic mulches include rubber mulch, rocks, plastic sheeting, gravel, and landscape fabric (similar to plastic sheeting).

Organic mulch will decompose and increase soil organic content but will require replacement over time. This type is usually preferred in gardening since it adds up valuable nutrients to the soil when it decomposes and doesn’t contain chemicals that could contaminate the soil.

If you are passionate about gardening, you might be familiar already with applying mulch manually. However, when it comes to landscaping, the surfaces to cover are usually way more extensive, thus applying all the mulch by hand would be a very time-consuming task. That’s why Barbish Inc. Property Maintenance Services & Excavation offers mulch blowing services.

Mulch blowing is an efficient manner of applying mulch over larger surfaces.  As the term “mulch blowing” suggests, this act involves using a special truck that pulverizes the mulch over your requested surfaces using compressed air.  The high-velocity air carries the mulch from the truck through a large diameter hose and enables the operator to direct it effortlessly and evenly on the desired surfaces. Depending on the mulch type someone chooses and other factors, the mulch can be applied in thinner or thicker layers.

Call Barbish Inc. Property Maintenance Services & Excavation today for a quote!