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souvo <br />NATIVE <br />PI.ANTS <br />Mulches for restoration and mitigation projects <br />Mulching will improve most planting projects. The benefiu of mulching can include soil moiscure conservation, weed suppression, improved <br />soil strucwre and nucrient regime, and reduction of surface run-oH, soil erosion, and soil compaction. The benefics vary based on �he kind <br />o( mulch you choose; the following wble indicates the relative characteriscics of the mosc common materials. <br />Typital <br />Materiaf Erosion Weed Nutrient Availabiliry Longevity Recommended Sources Inswllation material Cosc per <br />control suppression provision depth cost costw/o sq.yard <br />delivery <br />Medium Med�um High Low H�gh Medium•High b4" Quarnes,�andstapc Medmm 512-IS/ 50.91 <br />ground bark suppliers, garden stores � eubic yard (3" deep) <br />Quarries, landscape <br />Hog fuel Med�um High Low Medium Medium•High 2-4" , suppliers, somc hauling Medium $7-101 5�.58•0.83 <br />co's. cubic yarA (3" dcep) <br />Wood chips Med�um High Medium Vanable Medium 2•4" Arbonsu, oiher tree Medlum Chcap or n/a <br />wl greens � services �rcc <br />Straw Medmm Low� Low H�gh Low b4" � Feed srores, farm supplr low $S/bstnng 50.1 I <br />Medium � bale (3" dcepl <br />Gry or counry <br />Composted Nigh Med�um H�gh Medmm Low b4" mmpostmgprogr.nms, Medwm-High $III $0.91 <br />yard waste � Imdscape supplier: � cubic yard (3" deep) <br />SO SS- <br />Wced cbth Mcdium Highe:t Nonc High High n/a Wholcsale and on-line Medium OJS/sq. $0.55-OJS <br />(plutic) ° dlstnbutors yard <br />$0,80• <br />Gcotextiles Highest Mcdwm•Ngh Nonc High High n/a Who�esale and on-I�ne Higb 2.25Isq. $0.80•225 <br />distnbutors yard <br />I Usuall� available through hauhng companies 2 Allow (reshly chipped wood �o srt for (our wecks 6efore applying <br />l I! mushroom compost or b�osolids are used mstcad, have thesc matcriats lab tested for thc presence of pesuade residucs on c��vy meulz <br />4 W hilc straw does oHcr some weed suppression, it usually alio has weed sceds (mostly grasses) that may germinate at thc srte <br />5 Straw appLcauon nte tor 2" dcep is 2•3 tonslacrq tor 4" deep ii s 4•6 ronslacrc. One 2•strmg b�le wcighs 60-7016s. <br />6 Weed doth muu be remo�ed once plants are es�ihlished - it may h�nder rhizome and stalon groweh and will uke decades to break down <br />J 2006 Sound Nauve Planu. OK to copy and distnbutc but pleue acknowledge source. <br />Phone (360) 352-4122 • Fax (360) 867-0007 • www.soundnativeplants.com <br />