The Mulch King
Posted on April 01, 2006
Filed Under: In the Garden, Richmond
Tagged: cox road, garden, mulch, mushroom compost, short pump, top soil, yard
Waiting on the mulch king.
I’m sitting in the truck this morning, waiting in a line of about 20 trucks at The Mulch King at the corner of Cox and Short Pump. I got here 4 minutes after they opened and I’m told that it’s going to be about an hour wait while they “make more chocolate chip mulch”. I’m here to pick up a small load of mushroom compost but because I’m so far back in line, they can’t squeeze me around the line of contractors waiting for their mulch.
Apparently chocolate chip mulch is all the rage these days. It’s a double shredded hardwood mulch that’s infused with organic compounds that turn the mulch a deep, rich chocolate colour that lasts for over a year.