Sweet Peet vs. Mulch

Mulching is an important practice with many benefits for your garden. While covering your beds with mulch is a simple process, you will need to decide what material you will use for the job. 

In this article, we will discuss using Sweet Peet mulch as compared to other options available on the market today. For help with your mulching needs, whether picking out the right product or having our team do the work needed on your property, TLC is available and ready to assist. Give us a call today to learn more. 

What is Sweet Peet Mulch?

Sweet Peet is a brand of organic mulch. With a tagline that brands it as the “Best Mulch on Earth”, Sweet Peet certainly isn’t shy about proclaiming its quality and what it can do for your garden beds. While this is certainly a good product that is worthy of your attention, it’s not the only mulch on the market – and it might not be the right pick for your needs. Let’s take a closer look at some of the benefits and drawbacks of this product.

Sweet Peet Pros and Cons

If you decide to go with Sweet Peet for your mulching needs, what can you expect? Here are the main points –

• PRO – It’s all-natural. This is perhaps the biggest selling point of this mulch, and anyone who prides themselves on maintaining an organic garden will want to pay close attention. Sweet Peet is created with purely organic matter and nothing that has been chemically treated in any way. This leaves you with mulch that you can feel good about putting on your ground. 
• CON – It can be expensive. As you might expect for a quality product that is made from all-natural components, you will typically need to spend more to purchase this mulch as compared to some of the other options you’ll find on the market. 
• PRO – Fertilizing benefits. The primary purpose of mulch is to cover the ground and suppress the growth of weeds in a specific area. Sweet Peet will do that, but it also delivers plenty of nutrition to the ground, meaning you should get improved results from your plants and flowers. 
• CON – Ongoing maintenance. Over time, the Sweet Peet mulch you apply to your beds will decompose and become incorporated into the soil. That isn’t a bad thing on its own, but it does mean that you will need to replenish the mulch to continue to enjoy its benefits regularly. 
• PRO – It looks great. Most people will love the way this mulch looks once it is applied, and it can help bring the rest of the garden to life visually. 

Regular Mulch Pros and Cons

You won’t be able to pick Sweet Peet mulch with confidence until you have considered some of the other options and what they provide. A conversation about the various types of mulch used in a garden could go on and on for pages, but we’ll touch on the highlights here so you can pick out the right option for your landscaping. 

• Shredded bark. This is a classic mulch, and it does well in terms of affordability and the insulative effect it provides for your plants and their roots. However, not everyone loves the look of bark in their garden beds, which will not be incorporated into the soil naturally. So, if you want to change it later, you’ll need to rake it all up. 
• Shredded leaves. Similarly, you can use shredded leaves for mulching, and you might even be able to get these for free from the trees that are living on your property. As an organic material, leaves will help to enrich the soil, but like bark, you might not enjoy the look that chopped-up leaves bring to your beds. 
• Rubber mulch. Plenty of rubber mulch products are on the market today, and many property owners have turned to this option for minimal maintenance. Since the rubber won’t break down over time, you could keep this mulch in place for the long run, only tidying it up over time to put it back in place. With that said, this option doesn’t bring anything to your beds in terms of valuable organic matter, and even the best products still have an artificial, manufactured look. 

Pets and Children vs. Mulch

What many people keep in mind for their lawn care is how it will affect their pets and children. Children, pets, plants, and all other living things can safely use Sweet Peet mulch. 

But cocoa bean mulch, also known as mulch formed from cocoa shells, is extremely harmful to dogs. Dog owners should avoid this mulch and look for a less harmful substitute. Other kinds of mulch can be hazardous, even if they might not necessarily be toxic. If you have dogs, pine, cedar, and hemlock mulches are suitable substitutes.

We take an environmentally friendly, pet-friendly approach to lawn maintenance. Furthermore, you’ll feel relieved knowing that your lawn care program is safe if you have children who frequently play on the grass throughout the summer. Contact us today for pet and child-friendly lawn maintenance and design.

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In the end, there are arguments to be made in favor of Sweet Peet vs. other types of mulches that we have highlighted above. Fortunately, you don’t have to commit to one or the other – you are free to try out a variety of options to see what works best for your needs. Thank you for visiting, and please feel free to reach out to TLC at any time for help with your Jackson, WY landscaping projects. We’d love to serve you!