INSTALLATION:    The most common mistake customers make when it comes to colored mulch is improper installation times.   What do we mean by that?   All colored mulch should be installed when there is ample time for the product to set up and dry.   Drying time depends on the weather.   If it’s hot and sunny, it may take an hour or so?   If it’s overcast, it may take 12 hours or more?   The worst thing that a customer can do is install colored mulch right before or during inclement weather.   Your chances of “wash off” increase dramatically.   

So, what do we mean by “WASH OFF”?    Not to get real technical here, but colored mulch is made with an environmentally friendly dye.   When it is manufactured, there is a regulated amount of dye applied per yard to get the best color and wear resistance for the season.   The product never completely dries in our manufactured piles.   The key to it all is when it gets applied at the consumer end and has had a chance to set up and dry.   Like anything wet (let’s use fresh paint on the side of your house as an example), if a certain amount of water and pressure are applied, the paint will usually wash off easier.   However, if that paint is allowed to dry, water will have very little effect on it, right?