A person spreading mulch in a garden bed, distributing the the dark brown organic material around plants and flowers.
A person spreading mulch in a garden bed, distributing the the dark brown organic material around plants and flowers.

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What do mulching services include?

Buying and spreading mulch doesn’t have to take a lot of time, money, and effort—especially when a mulching specialist is within arm’s reach! When you book a mulching service through Airtasker, you can expect your Tasker to take care of this labor-intensive yet crucial part of maintaining a garden. Here’s what a typical mulching service will include: 

Picking and buying the right mulch 

First, the Tasker may assess your garden and determine the kind of mulch it needs. Shredded bark is quite common and easy to apply, for example, but isn’t as nutritious for the soil. Household waste such as grass clippings, leaves, and compost is beneficial for the soil but isn’t great at preventing weeds. Shredded leaves and pine needles are also great for mulching. A thinner mulch made of grass clippings and straw may be easier to use and more suitable for vegetable gardens.  

The Tasker can also help you figure out how much mulch to buy based on the size of your yard, the thickness required, and your budget. You can provide the supply budget and send your Tasker to the garden center. Otherwise, you can book a mulch delivery service to get the materials sent straight to your doorstep.  

Preparing the garden beds

Once the supplies are ready, the Tasker starts clearing the flower and vegetable beds. They’ll tidy up and other debris, then scrape off the old mulch. Next, they’ll check if your beds require watering and an application of herbicide. This is the best time to get the moisture and weedkiller in since the mulch will help hold them. Then, the mulching specialist may uproot any weeds lingering in the garden. 

Spreading the mulch 

Now, it’s time to spread that mulch! The Tasker may put on a layer that’s around 1-4 inches thick—just enough to keep the moisture in and keep weeds out, but not so thick that no water reaches the soil. Ideally, the Tasker should avoid creating “mulch volcanoes,” which can become hotbeds for pests, rot, and diseases that can spread around your garden. 

Take note that for ornamentals, mulch should be at least 3 inches away from the base of each plant. But if you’re growing vegetables, the Tasker needs to apply mulch around the base to help them retain moisture and prevent weeds. 

Mulching trees

Tree mulching has many benefits, so you should consider booking a tree mulching service. A Tasker can spread mulch over the trees in your garden. This process protects young trees, provides much-needed nutrition, and reduces the threat of other plants and weeds. If you have an old or damaged tree, you can also hire a tree surgeon who can safely and correctly prune and treat trees. 

Recent Mulching tasks in Darwin

Spread some mulch any time between 19/7/24 and 21/7 24

$200

Gunn NT 0832, Australia

11th Jun 2024

Help spread some mulch and weed the garden . Chainsaw experience an advantage .

Spread some mulch

$200

Gunn NT 0832, Australia

28th May 2024

I'm looking for a labourer to help with some gardening

Mulch large quantity of saplings

$200

Millner NT, Australia

11th May 2024

I have piles of small sapling trees needing removing or mulching Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: No

Spread about 4 to 4,5 metres clean mulch to tiny up garden

$200

Tiwi NT, Australia

22nd Feb 2024

Move and spread mulch Type of gardening: Garden cleanup Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Garden tidy up, mow and put down mulch around garden beds

$300

Malak NT, Australia

11th Jun 2023

garden tidy up and lawn mowed mulch layed Type of gardening: Lawn mowing, Weeding, Garden cleanup Size of garden: 150m²-300m² Has green waste bin: Yes - Due date: Flexible

Mulch a branches pile aprox 30 m2

$1,000

Marrara NT, Australia

27th Oct 2022

To mulch on site and leave branches - Due date: Flexible

Move mulch front garden to back garden and spread

$50

Wanguri NT 0810, Australia

21st Sep 2022

Move mulch from front garden to back garden then spread mulch around back garden evenly. We have an empty rubbish bin you can use to transport the mulch and a small shovel.

Kevin did a wonderful job, highly reccomend!

20 hours of gardening, mulching, weeding

$500

Howard Springs NT, Australia

17th May 2022

20 hours of work approximately, includes gardening, some household rubbish removal & container stacking. - Due date: Flexible

Mulch a large number of palm fronds

$200

Karama NT, Australia

22nd Oct 2021

Mulch PALM fronds on my property and leave in garden - Due date: Flexible

Garden requires mulching

$800

Woodroffe NT, Australia

17th Jun 2021

Large garden requires mulching.

Mulching garden

$150

Stuart Park NT, Australia

5th Apr 2021

Spread load of mulch around garden