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Contract Bark Mulch™

Contract Bark Mulch

A versatile mulch, suitable for a wide range of professional landscape applications.
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• Nominal particle size range 0 to 65mm
• Naturally acidic
• Free flowing and easy to handle
• Mid to dark brown in colour
• Effective service life of 1 year plus
• Processed from sustainably produced mixed conifer barks
• Hostile living environment for pests
• 100% peat free

• Suppresses weed growth replacing expensive shrub bed hoeing and chemical weed-killing
• Conserves soil moisture, minimizing drought stress and plant death and eliminating the need for excessive plant watering
• Successfully used for many years on sites throughout the UK and proved to perform extremely well
• Provides an insulating layer, substantially reducing the effects of ground freezing and over-heating during extreme weather conditions
• Slowly improves the soil’s organic content, as it decomposes into the soil
• Easy to lay and install, using simple tools and requiring little subsequent maintenance
• Allows clean access onto mulched area for plant pruning

We recommend allowing between 5 and 10% for natural settlement.

Available in loose bulk

  • Ensure the area to be mulched is entirely free from both annual and perennial weeds
  • Lay Contract Bark Mulch evenly onto freshly cultivated moist soil, after planting has been completed.
  • The mulch should be laid at between 75 to 100mm depths, we recommend allowing between 5 and 10% for natural settlement
  • For greatest longevity, do not disturb once applied
Main ConstituentConifer Bark
OriginBritish
Nominal Particle Size Range0 – 65mm
Dust and finesless than 10%
pH4.5 – 5.5
Typical Bulk Density300 – 380 kg/m3
Typical Durability1 year

Where to buy Melcourt products

We don’t have an online store, preferring to support garden centres, nurseries, professional growers and other valued distributors with premium advice and service that’s second to none. But with hundreds of stockists throughout the UK, you should have no trouble finding our high-quality, peat-free range, plus landscape materials and much more.

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Over the last decade Melcourt have proved to be a consistent supplier of quality growing media to us . Customers ask for their products by name and we are proud to sell them.

Aylett Nurseries

Quite simply, Melcourt offer excellent products with exemplary service.

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For us, Melcourt sets the standard in peat free compost. The quality is always great and customers keep coming back for more because they have great success with the product.

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