Email John@SanDiegoMulch.com
Veteran Owned and Family Operated!
Specializing in deliveries to Tierra del Sol.
Wood chips that are laid around trees, foundation shrubs, and garden plants are like a frame on a picture; it makes the planting appear finished. The wood chips also help control weeds!
The direct benefits of using woodchips:
| Soil benefits * enhance water retention * moderate temperature * prevent erosion * minimize compaction * improve structure |
System benefits * suppress pathogens and pests * enhance beneficial organisms * increase biodiversity * neutralize pollutants |
Human benefits * economic * federal rebates * aesthetic * water wise! * go green! |
Plant benefits * provide nutrients * drought friendly * root temp protection |
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San Diego Wood Chips
Wood chips come from a variety of trees, including both hardwood and softwood varieties. In San Diego wood chips are one of the best performers in terms of moisture retention, temperature moderation, weed control, and sustainability. Termites do NOT nest in woodchips nor mulch! In perennial and shrub beds, wood chips or mulch can reduce the need for irrigation by as much as 50%. The chemical and physical diversity of these materials resists the tendency towards compaction seen in sawdust. Additionally, the materials vary in their size and decomposition rate, creating a more diverse environment that is subsequently colonized by a diverse soil biota. A biologically diverse soil biota is more resistant to environmental disturbance and will in turn support a diverse and healthy plant population. Wood chips are considered to be slow decomposers, as their tissues are rich in lignin, suberin, tannins, and other decomposition-resistant, natural compounds. Thus, wood chips supply nutrients slowly to the system; at the same time they absorb significant amounts of water that is slowly released to the soil. Finally, the reuse of plant materials as mulches keeps them out of the landfill; a benefit with both economic and environmental attributes.
How to Calculate the Amount of Mulch Needed
It is a common procedure to apply mulch over a landscape fabric to reduce weed growth. However, the chips will give a greater improvement on soil tilth where they can breakdown into the soil without the fabric layer in between. Weed growth in a mulch bed is a problem when the mulch is not at an adequate depth! As an alternative to the weed fabric, maintain a proper mulch depth to manage weeds. Weed seeds that germinate above the fabric layer will be easy to pull.
There are 27 cubic feet in a cubic yard. One cubic yard will cover 100-square-feet with a 3" layer of mulch. Figure out the square footage of your bed, that is the width times the length for square or rectangular shaped beds. The square footage of a circular bed is the distance from the middle of the circle to the outside, multiplied by itself and then multiplied by 3.14 (which is pi).
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1" | 2" | 3" | 4" | 5" | 6" |
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Square Feet To Be
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Cubic Yards Needed*
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50
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0.2
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0.3
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0.5
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0.6
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0.8
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0.9
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100
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0.3
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0.6
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0.9
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1.2
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1.5
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1.9
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150
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0.5
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0.9
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1.4
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1.9
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2.3
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2.8
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200
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0.6
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1.2
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1.9
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2.5
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3.1
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3.7
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300
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0.9
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1.9
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2.8
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3.7
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4.6
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5.6
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400
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1.2
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2.5
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3.7
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4.9
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6.2
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7.4
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500
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1.5
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3.1
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4.6
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6.2
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7.7
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9.3
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600
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1.9
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3.7
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5.6
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7.4
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9.3
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11.1
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700
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2.2
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4.3
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6.5
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8.6
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10.8
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13.0
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800
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2.5
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4.9
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7.4
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9.9
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12.3
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14.8
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900
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2.8
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5.6
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8.3
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11.1
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13.9
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16.7
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1,000
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3.1
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6.2
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9.3
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12.3
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15.4
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18.5
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1,500
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4.6
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9.3
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13.9
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18.5
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23.1
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27.8
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2,000
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6.2
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12.3
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18.5
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24.7
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30.9
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37
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5,000
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15.4
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30.9
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46.3
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61.7
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77.2
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92.6
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10,000
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30.9
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61.7
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92.6
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124
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155
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186
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15,000
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46.3
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92.6
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139
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186
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232
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278
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20,000
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61.7
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124
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186
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247
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309
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371
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*Quantities are approximate and do not take into account material settling or compaction
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Delivery to San Diego County: Agua Caliente Springs, Alpine, Barrett, Blossom Valley, Bonita, Bonsall, Borrego Springs, Bostonia, Boulevard, Camp Pendleton, Campo, Canebrake, Cardiff By The Sea, Carlsbad, Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, Chula Vista, Coronado, Crest, Cuyamaca, De Luz, Dehesa, Del Dios, Del Mar, Descanso, Dulzura, El Cajon, Elfin Forest, Encinitas, Escondido, Eucalyptus Hills, Fairbanks Ranch, Fallbrook, Fernbrook, Flinn Springs, Granite Hills, Guatay, Harbison Canyon, Hidden Meadows, Imperial Beach, Jacumba, Jamul, Julian, La Jolla, La Mesa, La Presa, Lake Morena, Lake San Marcos, Lakeside, Lemon Grove, Lincoln Acres, Live Oak Springs, Manzanita, Mount Laguna, National City, Oceanside, Pala, Pine Hills, Pine Valley, Potrero, Poway, Pueblo Siding, Rainbow, Ramona, Ranchita, Rancho San Diego, Rancho Santa Fe, Rincon, San Diego, San Diego Country Estates, San Elijo Hills, San Marcos, San Ysidro, Santa Ysabel, Santee, Shelter Valley, Solana Beach, Spring Valley, Tecate, Tierra del Sol, Vallecitos, Valley Center, Vista, Warner Springs, Winter Gardens.
John @ 858/336-7922
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