Our Forest Floor Mulch looks, smells and feels just like the forest floor! It is created from chipped and ground woody materials, to which we add 10% of our Soilutions Compost, making it ideal for garden beds, tree wells, or anywhere your plants need an extra boost of nutrients. Forest Floor mulch ranges in length from 1/2" to 4".
Mulch is a necessity in any garden! Not only does it beautify your landscape, it provides crucial protection for your soil and plants. Mulch adds a beautiful layer to your soil that suppresses weeds, improves water retention and builds soil health. It also acts as a buffer against extreme temperature fluctuations, helping to insulate soil in the winter and protect from extreme heat in the summer.
Soilutions products are sold in bulk quantities measured by the cubic yard (3’x3’x3’).Ourhandy coverage calculator will help you easily figure out how much compost, soil, or mulch you need for a successful project.
There are two easy ways to visualize a cubic yard:
One cubic yard will generally fill the back of a standard sized pick up truck bed.
One cubic yard is equivalent to about 27 standard sized soil bags (1 cubic ft) that you would find at a nursery or home improvement store.
How to Use Coverage Calculator:
Start by measuring the area you want to cover. To calculate square footage, multiply width and length of your project area (Length (feet) x width (feet) = square footage). Enter that information into the Coverage Calculator.
If you know your required depth, enter it into the Coverage Calculator
Most customers choose to round up if they are in between numbers. There is nearly always a use for a little extra soil, compost or mulch in any landscape or garden.
Depth recommendations for common applications. For more details check out our guides:
Forest Floor Mulch can be used to beautify and protect your soil. The addition of Soilutions Compost to the mulch makes this mulch a favorite choice for vegetable gardens.
How to Use:
- Place a 2-4" layer over inground gardens, raised bed gardens and potted plants. Cover the entire area and pack tightly around base of plants.
- Create a pathway by adding a 4" layer to any outdoor recreational area for a beautiful, natural aesthetic.
- Insulate and nourish the roots of your trees by building a tree ring of Forest Floor Mulch. Starting about 2” from the trunk of your tree, add 2”-3” (depth) of mulch. Extend your tree ring to the natural drip line of the tree, which is the area under the outer circumference of the tree branches for best results."
WHY SOILUTIONS
Safe & Natural for your Family: You can feel confident encouraging your whole family to dig into gardening because we never add chemicals, dyes, peat moss or biosolids (human manure) to Soilutions products. You can spot Soilutions’ team member gardens, children, family members and pets throughout the images on our website.
Trusted by Pros: Soilutions products are used and trusted by the ABQ BioPark Botanic Gardens, Los Poblanos Farm, ABQ Master Gardeners’ UFO Garden, the ABQ Rose Garden, dozens of other farms and thousands of home gardeners throughout New Mexico.
Local & Sustainable: Since our founding more than 25 years ago in the South Valley of Albuquerque, Soilutions has been dedicated to creating a healthier planet by recycling organic waste into compost, soils and mulches that will help your plants flourish and thrive. We have diverted more than 60,000,000 lbs from the landfill and counting!
Quality Testing: Soilutions products are tested by third party laboratories to ensure no persistent herbicides or other contaminants or present. We conduct ongoing bioassays (seed start tests) and maintain multiple test gardens throughout Albuquerque to ensure we have an ongoing standard of performance.
Not only is the product amazing and the customer service beyond friendly, I got to revel in my inner kid happiness! Watching a dump truck on my land toodle around and drop off a big pile of mulch for me to play in and plant stuff with is everything my 6 year old self dreamed of!!🥰