EnviroColor Black Mulch Dye | 32 oz Treats 2400 Ft² Mulch Dye Black, Black Mulch dye for Landscaping, Black Mulch Paint for Garden Beds, Wood Mulch Dye, Permanent Mulch Paint

Each year I spread over 30 yards of mulch and it is just too much work, not to mention expensive. I read the reviews for mulch dye and the Enviro Color dye had the best reviews so I thought I'd give it a try. Several reviews mentioned problems with clogged sprayers so I invested in a good quality battery powered sprayer (which I love!!) and used the fan shaped spray nozzle. I had no problems with clogging. I used about 1/3 of the bottle for 4 gallons of water which left me with a nice deep, even color. Any less than that and it will be too light and diluted. Spray each area twice, slowly once and back, and it should come out pretty even. Touch ups are easy. I tried it on a smaller bed first and we had an unexpected heavy rain storm that night - the color held up well and didn't run, though I did touch it up a little because I didn't use enough dye the first time. By the time I got to the next bed, I had my spray rate down and had figured out that you really need to use a lot more of the dye than they tell you to. So buy extra. One draw back is that only the top of the mulch is dyed so if you or your dog walk in the bed and mess up the mulch, you will have lighter spots. That wasn't a big deal for me, I have a number of very large beds and even with doing the occasional touch ups, it is SO much easier than spreading new mulch. As for cleaning up, its pretty easy. Just be sure to do it on the grass away from anything you care about, take a hose and fill the sprayer and then just spray out the water to clean out your wand and rinse out the sprayer a few times. I did have some over spray on my concrete drive way but a little bleach and it came out. Wear old shoes, gloves and old clothes. Overall, I am very pleased with this product.

Really liking this mulch color so far! PROS: - It's vibrant. It's brighter and seems to stay red longer than actual red mulch you buy at the store (which faded faster under the direct sunlight and rain). - So far, it's held up well through rain. No color running that I've noticed (with that being said, make sure you plan a day where there will be no rain for at LEAST 24 hours. 48 is even better). - I had no trouble mixing this and spraying it (with a standard sprayer that you would usually use for pesticides or weed killer - with that being said, because it's a 'paint', despite being mixed with water, you'll still need to clean the sprayer well, or it clogs.) - Please see the attached pic, my yard had grayed out mulch (that used to be 'cedar' colored.) I've had quite a few neighbors already tell me how much better it looks. My yard is still under construction, but this seriously made it pop and look beautiful! (You'll also notice that I got a little lazy and sprayed over some leaves as well, while doing the yard, hah). CONS: - Very messy clean up. You'll need to have a dirt area (NOT concrete - it stains fast) where you can rinse out the sprayer. Red colored solution will run for awhile before turning clear. Wear clothes that can get messy. It will stain. - You'll want to make a couple passes over mulch (at least). If anyone steps on the mulch and lifts wood pieces, the old faded color is instantly noticeable against the red. I highly recommend spraying a coat, waiting a few days, then spraying a second. This helps coat more angles of each 'wood chunk' of mulch. Overall, I'm very happy with the results! My front yard has a LOT of mulch - both sides of the sidewalk have mulch instead of grass too. And so far I've only needed 2 bottles of this product (1 which is still nearly full). THis is going over with 2 coats too. It goes a long way. PICTURE 1: Front yard with 2 coats. PICTURE 2: before and after color, to give you an idea of what I started working with. There is only a fast, once-over of red mulch spray. The end result looks much better after 2 full coats were done.

For the past 10 years I spend the whole month of May pretty much in the yard. I order 15 yards of mulch. Cart it around the yard and spread it to about an inch thick. The downside to this process is that after a few years you have to scoop up some of the "spent" stuff that looks bad before applying the new stuff. I wanted to speed that process up a bit and since I had a good amount of mulch down already it was just a matter of raking any leaves and debris away, mixing up the stuff that was stuck together and re spreading it out to look good. Mixing this stuff up is pretty simple 4oz. to a gallon of water, shake well and your ready to go. My spreader does not have a very long wand so spraying meant bending over. That took its toll on my old back pretty quick and since its a slow process of sweeping the wand back and fourth to get proper coverage i felt it was best to kneel and spray that way. Coverage seems pretty good I actually got pretty far (half the front yard) on my first gallon so I'm figuring that the whole yard will only take up about 16oz (the container is 32oz). Color is a nice deep brown, I would actually call it a VERY dark brown. So far so good I will update the review if something goes wrong or when I get around to touching it back up. If you have a question or comment just post it. I usually respond within 24 hours. I took 1 star off for a couple of reasons, I felt the smell of the product was kinda nasty, its really thick, almost like a tar.and while cleanup is with water its kinda a pain in the butt. *** UPDATE It is possible to cover very large areas quickly by adjusting your nozzle to "super soak" the area. Results are very good when you do this as long as you do not have to do any edging (near bricks or walkways). HOWEVER the amount of spray you go through is ASTOUNDING! When I took my time and sprayed slowly i wasted much less material but it took me 4 times as long to do it. So shoot it down fast and thick and your done in 5 minutes. Or take your time save some $$$ but takes 30 minutes to do. Lastly I did have some of the mix )gum) up my sprayer so I'd recommend cleaning it after you use it before the stuff solidifies.

Works great. Easy to use. Lasts well

Works well. Better than I thought it would actually.

It works good for me

Looks nice when applied but awkward to apply. Die stains anything . Advised to wet area not being covered by spray , liquid is somewhat thick so it causes issues with sprayer clogging , dripping from tip . Always have to be aware of where tip is .

It's a much smaller bottle than I expected but works really well.