MulchMax®

Grow your garden with high quality, high nutrient MulchMax®

  • Supress Weeds. A dense layer of MulchMax® slows weed germination so you spend less time weeding.
  • Retain Moisture. 94% water retention means less watering is required, saving you water and time.
  • Enrich your Soil. MulchMax® adds nutrients naturally; feeding plants, attracting earthworms, and improving soil quality.
  • Looks great. The rich brown colour makes it the perfect mulch for decoration in gardens, public spaces and on small to large planting projects.
  • Go green. MulchMax® is 100% recycled from local landscape waste – that equals a low carbon footprint.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (Typical)
pH 5 – 7.5
Conductivity (mS cm-I) ≥ 4
Moisture 50-55%
Particle Size 80% ≥ 80mm
Bulk Density (kg/m3) 400-500kg/m3
NZS4454-2005 compliant • BioGro Organic Certified

Want to try MulchMax®? 
Available at Waitākere Refuse and Recycling Transfer Station.

For commercial mulch sales contact us.

How to use MulchMax®?

Spring and early summer are the best times to mulch, however, if your focus is weed suppression, don’t wait, do it now.

To lock in moisture, water well before you mulch or mulch after rain.

Spread your MulchMax® evenly on top of your soil; 8 – 10cm is a good layer. For weed suppression, you want a denser layer of 10 – 15cm.

Keep MulchMax® away from tree trunks, so air can circulate. Most other plants are happy to have mulch tucked all around them.

MulchMax® decomposes and feeds your plants so you’ll need a light top-up every 6 – 12 months.

How much MulchMax® do you need?

MulchMax® is sold in cubic metres (m3). The amount you need depends on the size of the area you need to cover.

Here’s how:

  1. Measure the length and width of all areas you plan to cover in metres.
  2. For each area, multiply the length by the width. Add all areas together to get the total square meterage (m2).
  3. Multiply the total m2 by the thickness in centimetres you plan to spread the mulch. (For areas with significant weeds, use 10 to 15 centimetres. For other areas, 8 – 10 centimetres is a good layer.
  4. Divide the number you get in step 3 by 1000 to get the m3 required.

Here’s an example:

  1. You have two garden beds, one is 3 by 4 metres, and the other is 12 by 3 metres. Your total is 48m2 (3×4 plus 12×3).
  2. You are spreading mulch 10cm deep; 48m2 x 10cm = 480.
  3. Divide 480 by 1000, which equals 0.48. You need 0.48M3, approximately half a cubic metre (0.5m3).