Did you know that the Bureau of Forestry creates wood chips from the debris resulting from trees and branches they remove? The Bureau of Forestry creates mulch that can be used to enhance the appearance of playgrounds, city owned empty lots and even private property.
Yes, even homeowners can benefit from the program. If you call 3-1-1 you can request free wood chip mulch to beautify your garden or landscape in Chicago. Be prepared to accept a minimum of 6-10 cubic yards of the chips and have someone home to accept the wood chips at the time of delivery.
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CandidWines said:
This is good to know. Our condo association pays for a crew to come in with mulch once a year and I think we can avoid it. I'll take a look at our area to see if 10 cubic feet would be overwhelming for us. I found this conversion cahrt useful:
Cubic Yard Coverage
1 Cubic Yard Covers 324 square feet 1" deep
1 Cubic Yard Covers 162 square feet 2" deep
1 Cubic Yard Covers 108 square feet 3" deep
1 Cubic Yard Covers 81 square feet 4" deep
1 Cubic Yard Covers 54 square feet 5" deep
From: http://www.marenakos.com/How%20to/conversioncoverage.htm
Mr. Brown Thumb said:
Thanks for the conversion chart. I was going to look it up but ended up getting lost in Facebook instead.
Xan said:
Just a word of caution on city mulch. Mulch I used to get from Evanston (when they let anyone get it and not just residents) was infested with earwigs. It took me years to eradicate it.
Steve said:
Actually, the free mulch has been cut to due budget cut backs. 311 will stupidly still take an order for free mulch, but if you call the bureau of forestry, they have suspended this service.
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