Going All-In On Wood Chip Mulch (Far Backyard) - April 2020
Well, that escalated quickly. A little more than a week ago, I posted a photo showing the result of a five gallon bucket full of free wood chips/mulch from the Village of Downers Grove. Today, I've made 15 trips to what we're calling the 'mulch pit'. I've gone all-in on the free wood chips/mulch for the very far back of our yard. This is an area that I've done absolutely nothing to over the past few years and just let go natural. I've cobbled together a series of buckets, trugs and one garbage can that I believe - when filled - total about 9 cubic feet of mulch. That's about 1/3rd of a yard each trip. 15 trips = 5 yards. I'm not quite 50% of the way done across the back of the yard, but with the social distancing being extended for another 30 days, that means that I might be able to get the far backyard covered in this weed barrier before I end up getting back to the office. I figure that I'll need about 20 more trips to get all the...