Yeah, what the guys above said is good advice. Even if you could water it in well ahead of what appears to be a long, hot and dry stretch the benefits would be minimal compared to the potential damage and waste of material. It would be perfectly suitable for use in September or early October.
Rule of thumb for the Fall is August 15 - September 15.
Builder planted it. I wish they would have moved it further away from the sidewalk.
I assumed it wasn’t you, and the sidewalk part I was also questioning. I’m in no way shape or form an expert either, just was a friendly jab from someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about either way lol.
From experience, you’ll need some edging to keep the mulch from washing into the grass.
I failed to mention that part. I bought some steel edging that I put around the mulch. I had to make a lot of cuts to get around the roots. You can see it if you look close at the 3rd picture.
Should have used rock. Now you have annually piss around with it to keep it looking decent.
I use rubber mulch in my back yard, I may have to move to that if it's too much of a hassle in the future. Surprisingly, this is the first time I've ever use real mulch.
Fall looks like it'll be cooler and seasonally wet...
It appears to be a red maple?? Maple trees are a species that tends to have roots exposed at the surface, because they're shallow rooted. Another possibility is compacted. poorly draining soil: although most people don't realize it, roots need oxygen, compacted or habitually wet soil may not allow oxygen to penetrate to the roots, so the roots basically come to the oxygen level of the soil.
