Question from Colleen
I have multiple chemical sensitivity and am looking for a chemical-free mulch to use on our outdoor flower beds to suppress weeds and keep the soil moist. Pine mulch and cedar are way to aromatic and I haven’t found anything that is chemical-free. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Debra’s Answer
We got a lot of mulch for free from a tree trimming service. They just cut the trees and chip them and deliver. No chemicals added.
I would suggest that you talk with your local tree services, and figure out what type of tree you tolerate. They may be willing to notify you when they are chipping that type of tree and deliver the chips to you.
Another thing to do is grow your own mulch. We have lots of trees on our property, which we trim to make mulch. We have our own chipper and chip our tree waste instead of sending it to the dump. But when we need a big pile of mulch, we get it from a tree trimming service, as mentioned above.
