Apsley Farms’ mulch allows rain to penetrate and helps the soil retain moisture. It suppresses weeds, protects plant roots during a dry summer and cold winter weather and adds vital nutrients – all at the same time.. Your browser does not support the video tag. Key product information Suppresses weeds Use as a Top Dressing Adds essential nutrients to the soil Use as a Soil Improver As an Organic Soil Conditioner Aids with water retention Acts as a slug and snail deterrent – see our video Compost activator Peat Free Free from synthetics and waste Free from plastic Apsley Farms Soil Improving Mulch is used by a number of teams at RHS Garden Wisley Important information When applying our Mulch this spring, we would strongly recommend leaving a space around your young or tender plants. This will avoid any chance of burning issues. This happens due to the ammonia content. This will dissipate after around 24 – 48  hours being outside depending on weather conditions. Mushrooms in your Mulch – Visit our FAQ Page to find out why mushrooms in your mulch are a good thing! Caution do not store or use fresh Soil Improving Mulch in enclosed places (eg. greenhouses, polytunnels, garages, cold frames and cloches). How to use and when should you use our mulch? There are three different ways we would recommend using Apsley Farms’ mulch 1. Using mulch as a Soil Improver Use Apsley Farms Mulch as a Soil Improver to improve the quality and condition of your soil by adding nutrients and organic matter. A healthy garden or allotment starts with healthy soil. Please click to find out more – Soil Improver 2. Using mulch as a Top Dressing Using Apsley Farms Mulch as a Top Dressing will reduce the usual garden maintenance, suppress and stop weed growth and give a professional finish to your garden. Please click to find out more – Top Dressing. 3. Using Mulch to improve your Lawn or Sports Pitches Use Apsley Farms Mulch as a lawn dressing and help create a seed bed for turf or seed. Our organically approved peat-free mulch is the perfect alternative to chemicals and other synthetic materials. Please click to find out more – Lawn Dressing   See the results from our Independent Growth Trial To see the results click here.   Use our soil improving mulch as a slug deterrent. Slugs and snails don’t like our Mulch – here’s the proof! It certainly isn’t a slug killer, however it may stop slugs and snails from eating your plants.   Our video experiment showing how snails avoid Apsley Farms Mulch: Your browser does not support the video tag.   Product Details Our mulch is anaerobically produced fibrous material, we are proud to say that it has been certified for Organic Use by the Soil Association. Click here to read about anaerobic digestion Rye, maize, barley and grass used as the feed crops are farmed and cultivated by Apsley Farms The crops are stored in large storage sacks (called Ag-bags) to pickle – for around 6 months It is then added to the Anaerobic Digestor for 150 days to produce Green renewable energy, both gas and electricity. This process kills all seed traces that might be found Each 730 litre bag of Apsley Farms Mulch will have heated a home for 21 days Contains healthy amounts of Nitrogen, Potassium, Phosphorus, and other beneficial trace elements Peat-free Soil Association approved for Organic Use Improves soil structure for both heavy clay and sandy soils Helps with moisture retention Light and easy to handle and once applied is aesthetically pleasing Reduces soil erosion during heavy rain Increases the protection of roots Free from synthetics, waste and plastic Attracts worms to your garden Vegan friendly pH 8-8.5 Our mulch doesn’t have a manure smell, rather has an ammonia smell that dissipates quickly when spread. Left standing outside this will dissipate naturally in around 24 – 48 hours depending on the weather conditions. Technical Information and Analysis Fresh Mulch Units Results Amounts per fresh tonne Oven Dry Matter % 20.6 206 Total Nitrogen % w/w 2.59 5.34 Ammonium Nitrogen mg/kg 9898 2.04 Nitrate Nitrogen mg/kg <10 <0.01 Total Phosphorus (P) % w/w 0.605 2.85 Total Potassium (K) % w/w 2.71 6.7 Total Magnesium (Mg) % w/w 0.331 1.13 Total Sulphur (S) % w/w 0.303 1.56 Total Copper (Cu) mg/kg 11.3 <0.01 Total Zinc (Zn) mg/kg 51.2 0.01 Total Sodium (Na) % w/w 0.047 0.13 Total Calcium (Ca) mg/kg 8921 1.84 How our Mulch is composted down after three months. pH – 6.8 – 7.3 Unit Results Amount per fresh tonne Oven Dry Matter % 12.1 121 Total Nitrogen % w/w 3.14 3.8 Total Phosphorus (P) % w/w 0.45 1.25 Total Potassium (K) %w/w 0.174 0.25 Total Magnesium (Mg) %w/w 0.243 0.49 This is a similiar product to garden compost, delivered free with in 50 miles or nationwide. Delivery information Apsley Products are delivery only and sadly no collections are allowed. We operate a fleet of vans of two sizes. a 7.2 ton van that carries 8 bags and has a 6 meter crane on it. Or a 3.5 ton van that carries 2 bags and is a little smaller and has only a 3 meter crane. If you’re lucky enough to be within 50 miles of our farm in Andover; we offer FREE DELIVERY. Our specialist team can deliver onto gravel driveways and up tight country roads. For more information see our delivery page. Groups Discount Over the last two years we have built a groups booking system to enable a group of people in an area, up to 1 mile to be able to work together to get an order of up to 16 bags delivered on the same day. The advantage of this is that as every bag goes onto the group each bag gets a better discount. This system also gives you the ability to pick a date for the order, which you cant do for any of our other products without spending more for a bespoke service. Each order is individual and you all pay separately, you can track who joined the order and where you have got to on the discount. Why is this good for us! We are more efficient and in doing so we can pass the saving on, this group system is for a maximum of 2 bags per location. Groups Discounts for Allotments and neighbours. Bulk discounts If you’re after a large quantity of mulch in bulk bags or loose loads please contact us on 01264 554433