Over time, the mulch ground cover of your landscape beds in Ohio will get thin and look unattractive. When it's time to replenish your mulch, you may be wondering if you need to remove the old mulch layer before laying the new one. Well, you don't have to remove the old mulch layer before laying a new one because it will decompose over time anyway. However, you'll want to monitor how thick the ground cover will be after replenishing. Your mulch ground cover should be 3 inches thick. If the new layer is going to make it so that it exceeds this thickness, you'll want to remove some of the old mulch first. To ensure the job is done correctly and precisely, hire professionals to do it!

It's not necessary to remove old mulch as it will break down.

If your landscape beds look lackluster and need to be spruced up with a fresh layer of mulch, you might be wondering what to do with the old mulch. Removing it might be on top of your mind, but it's not necessary! You don't have to remove the old layer of mulch from your landscape beds because it is organic matter, which means it will break down eventually.

Mulch undergoes a natural process of decomposition, releasing nutrients back into the soil as it does. Retaining the old layer of mulch on your landscape beds will benefit your plants because the nutrients it releases as it breaks down will help foster healthier growth. Meanwhile, the new layer of mulch you will install on top of the old one will boost the visual appeal of your landscape. It will also reinforce the other health benefits a mulch ground cover provides, like combatting soil erosion, retaining soil moisture, regulating soil temperature, and preventing weed growth!

You may need to remove some of the old layer when replenishing mulch to maintain the ideal thickness.

Landscape bed in Delaware, OH, with black mulch, flowers, and plants.

While it's not necessary to start from scratch when replenishing your mulch ground cover, you have to ensure the final layer of mulch in your landscape beds is at the right thickness. Ideally, the mulch on your landscape beds should be 3 inches thick. If you're going to be putting down new mulch and it will exceed 3 inches, this is when you should remove some of the old mulch from your landscape.

Ensuring that your mulch ground cover is at the ideal thickness is crucial to maintaining healthy plant growth and top-tier aesthetic appeal. A thick mulch cover can suffocate your plants and prevent them from accessing nutrients and other resources vital to their growth. Meanwhile, a thin ground cover will be ineffective. Insufficient mulch will not be able to provide its intended health benefits and can even make your landscape beds look poorly maintained!

Hire Professionals to Replenish Your Mulch to Ensure It is Done Right

Mulch installation requires precision and keen attention to detail. Doing it wrong can cause trouble to your landscape beds' appearance and the health of your plants! Because of this, this task is best left to the hands of professionals! It's best to hire professionals to replenish your mulch ground cover because they have the skills and experience to ensure the job is done right.

What's more, experts are trained to apply mulch evenly and with your plants' health in mind! They'll make sure it's applied to the correct thickness, and that there is a gap around the base of your plants to avoid suffocating them and blocking the roots' access to beneficial resources.

Professionals will use the right amount of mulch in your landscape beds to yield good results!

Call us today to sign up for our mulch installation service!

If you want to improve the appearance of your landscape beds by replenishing its mulch ground cover, we will help. Our team at Hoffmans Lawn & Fertilization offers our mulch installation service to commercial and residential properties, as well as HOAs, in Delaware, Lewis Center, Powell, and surrounding areas in Ohio. While the best times to have your mulch ground cover replenished are in the spring and fall, our team offers this service throughout the year! We offer different mulch options so you can choose which one will suit your landscape best. Give us a call today at (740) 318-5296 to sign up for our mulch installation service.