From time to time some customers complain about the oversize wood particles (wood shards) in our mulches.

We grade our products into ‘nominal particle size ranges’, using flat or rotating screens. As the material passes over the screen mesh, a proportion will fall through ‘end on’ and will consequently be longer than the particle size stated. This problem is particularly apparent with products whose particle sizes are over 50 millimetres.

If this ‘oversize material’ is a problem, it should be physically removed from the surface, after the product has been installed on site.

Fungus Growth

The materials used to manufacture Melcourt mulches and soil improvers are natural, organic and unadulterated with any chemicals. Under some circumstances, typically in the damp, warm months of autumn, they can support the growth of toadstools and other fungi. We have never had any reported instances of fungi known to be harmful to either human, plant or animal, and in over two decades have never received a single notification of any harm caused by the products from such causes

Under normal circumstances any fungal growth generally disappears when the weather changes, but if considered necessary, it can be physically removed from the site.