TIPS FOR INSTALLATION
1. REMOVE ANY EXCESS MULCH FROM YOUR BEDS. UNLESS YOU HAVE A
TERMITE PROBLEM IT IS OK TO LEAVE THE EXISTING MULCH IN YOUR BED. JUST
MAKE SURE THAT YOUR RUBBER MULCH WON'T SPILL OUT OF THE BED. YOU MAY
WANT TO PULL THE EXISTING MULCH 18 INCHES AWAY FROM YOUR FOUNDATION
TO FURTHER INSURE INSECTS STAY AWAY FROM YOUR HOME.
2. ANY WEED SEED ALREADY IN THE GROUND WILL GERMINATE. APPLY
A PRE-EMERGENT TO KILL THE SEED BEFORE INSTALLING RUBBER MULCH.
3. IF YOU DO NOT APPLY A PRE-EMERGENT EXPECT THAT THE WEED SEED
ALREADY PRESENT WILL GERMINATE IN A FEW WEEKS DUE TO THE EXTRA WATER
NOW GETTING TO THE SOIL AND THE ADDED WARMTH FROM YOUR NEW MULCH. APPLY
A "ROUND-UP" TYPE WEED KILLER TO WEEDS.
4. ONCE THE WEED SEED IS ERADICATED FROM THE SOIL YOU CAN EXPECT
A 95% REDUCTION IN NEW WEED GROWTH. WEEDS START AS SEED AND ARE CARRIED
IN THE AIR. YOUR RUBBER MULCH WILL CATCH THE AIRBORNE WEED SEED AND
IT WILL GENERALLY DEHYDRATE. THIS IS WHY WE RECOMMEND A 2 INCH DEPTH,
TO KEEP THE SEED FROM REACHING THE SOIL.
5. CAUTION: INSTALLING A WEED BARRIER, PLASTIC, OR SIMILAR WILL
COLLECT SOIL ON TOP OF THE BARRIER AND HOLD MOISTURE AT THE SURFACE,
INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF SEED THAT CAN GERMINATE. IN MOST APPLICATIONS,
SUCH PRODUCTS WILL INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE NECESSARY TO KEEP
YOUR BEDS WEED-FREE. |
