How Does Mulch Blowing Work?

You may or may not have heard about having mulch blown into your garden beds or around your property, but how does the process actually work? Having mulch blown in requires working with a mulch installation company that uses a blower truck or trailer — something that not all mulch companies offer. This service offers many advantages, including dramatically reduced installation time, reduced damage to your property, a superior and even application, reduced labor expenses, and the ability to apply mulch in even hard-to-reach areas of your property.

Here’s how a mulch blower works so you can know what to expect.

 

What Is a Mulch Blower?

A mulch blower is a specialized truck or sometimes a large machine pulled by a truck in the form of a trailer. This mulch blower is loaded with mulch and it has a belt system inside that feeds the mulch toward a set auger paddle system. This paddle directs the mulch toward a hose that’s used to apply the mulch. High velocity air blows the mulch through the long hose. The flow of the mulch depends on how light, heavy, and dry the mulch is but the operator can control the flow with controls on his belt.

Blower truck hoses are hundreds of feet long which allows a GetMulch.com installer to deliver mulch virtually anywhere, even over fences, across the steepest hills, the tops of buildings, under your hedges, etc. Large areas can also be covered with a uniform, smooth layer of mulch without the time-consuming process of hand-raking mulch.

 

Mulch Blowers Are Efficient

Fast installation is one of the primary perks of blown-in mulch. Larger mulch blower trucks are capable of delivering at least 100 cubic yards of mulch every day with a two-person team. A single person applying mulch by hand can only apply one cubic yard of mulch per hour. This significantly reduces installation time whether you are planning to install your own mulch or hire someone. A blower truck makes fast work of outdoor projects while delivering superior results with an ultra-smooth, uniform application that’s almost impossible to achieve by hand.

 

A Blower Truck Avoids Lawn Damage

When a crew arrives to apply mulch by hand, it means up to a dozen people working on a large property, all going back and forth with heavy wheelbarrows. This can tear up your grass and leave behind a mess of mulch debris. This is certainly not the polished, professional look you want! With blown-in mulch, the blower truck will remain on the street. Because the hose is hundreds of feet long, technicians can simply walk where they need to go to deliver the mulch without back-and-forth trips or wheelbarrows. There will be no wheels going over your lawn and minimal foot traffic that can trample your grass and landscaping.

Blower trucks offer a fast, efficient way to apply mulch to your property. While blown-in mulch is ideal for large areas like playgrounds, parks, and commercial landscapes that would be very time-consuming to mulch by hand, blower services are also efficient for mulching around your home, including areas of the garden that are difficult to reach with a wheelbarrow.