Brown Mulch Color Concentrate - 2,800 Sq. Ft. - Rich Dark Brown Mulch Dye Spray

We recently purchased jugs of brown and black Mulchworx Colorant at the recommendation of a friend who is a golf course turf management consultant. After complaining to him about faded mulch and having to remove it, then replace every year, he suggested we do what the golf courses do...dye it!Since we had never heard of such a thing we were a little leery. He told us to get an inexpensive one gallon sprayer, the dye, and play with how dark or light we wanted our mulch to be. Of course, he said don't get it on anything you don't want stained! He also suggested mixing the dye heavier than the manufacturer instructions and every five minutes or so stop and shake the mixture in the sprayer. Our final "recipe" ended up being four ounces of black and four ounces of brown to a gallon of water. Just as an FYI...if using brown only, mix with at least 8 ounces of dye to one gallon of water or the mulch will have a reddish cast which other users have complained about. We tried it on hardwood mulch, pine bark mulch and even pine straw. Worked on all three. Other than bending over (need a longer sprayer wand), it was so much easier and less expensive than replacing the mulch. The color is good for about two months in rainy or very sunny conditions. Reapplying is simple, especially after the first HEAVY base application. We learned to rinse out the sprayer and then refill with clear water for storage. Keeps it from gumming up with any residual dye.Our neighbors were all surprised when we admitted to our mulch dye job instead of new mulch. Lots of compliments and requests to know exactly what we had done. Even our neighborhood "HOA Police" gave us thumbs ups!👍👍👍👍👍Excellent product, time saver, less expensive, and looks good!!!

I bought two quarts a couple of years ago. I just opened the second one today. A little bit goes a long way.I got the brown. The color is deep and lasts a while.Use a gallon sprayer. And just mix 2 ounces into the gallon. Obviously, dry mulch sucks up the color better.I had left an opened quart that I left in the garage over the winter. It seemed to have separated. I tried using this old bottle and it felt like sludge. I thought I’d have to toss it in the trash. But! I added a little water, shook it for a while, and it was ok to use. It did clog up the spray end of my sprayer a few times and I had to take off the end to clean it out.When the bottle was newer, I never had any issues clogging the sprayer.Be sure to wear gloves and black clothes and shoes because you are bound to get some on you!!

Okay, so I spent $200 on Dark Brown Mulch and within 3 days, it looked like hay. Wife saw this dye on an instagram post. I ordered the 32oz. Reading the other reviews, I went out and bought a $14.99 1.5 gal sprayer at Tractor Supply figuring I was going to throw it out when I was done. I’ll try to help with the Trail and Error which took me 20 mins. I poured about 3oz in the sprayer and then a little over a gal of water. Do Not use a hose nozzle to fill, fill it from the spout cause it will splash all over you and your clothes are done. I started to spray and had to adjust the nozzle. Once I got the perfect spray pattern I continued and while doing so I saw that it was actually working, covering the light mulch and I was very impressed. I did this in the sun and it dried in 15 mins. Medium coat spraying back and forth, overlapping.As you can see in the pics, it worked well and changed the color dramatically.I will update after a few days to see if the color stays or if I have to do another coat (hopefully not)Took apart the sprayer and washed all the dye so I can use it again. Used Dawn Blue to get the dye off my fingers.5-25-24TREMENDOUS buy it. Last photo is 20 mins ago

My first application 1 month ago was followed by a week of torential rain, but most of the dye held despite less than 24 hr dry time and only one coat (see first review below). It's definitely a learning process.Today, I applied a second coat of dye to revive color lost to the rain. I have a huge mulch area, and today's application went on with no clogging or mess- 2 hours start to finish. Helpful hints: 1. Mix dye & water in a 5 gallon bucket. Mix well with a clean stir stick, THEN pour that mixture into the sprayer. Do not add dye directly to sprayer-clogs! 2. Have several buckets of clean water and one bucket of soapy water. When refilling the sprayer, keep the nozzle of the sprayer soaking for a few minutes in a bucket of clean water, swishing it around a bit- I used "fan" choice on nozzle of sprayer & it covered quick with great control. 3. Soapy water is for your hands & accidental spray on siding (it happens despite being extra careful). Old wet towel handy helps too. Extra buckets of clean water to wash dye off outside of sprayer so you dont have to keep turning on the hose with messy hands. I wore gloves first time; didnt need at all this time. 4. As you spray, occasionally shake the sprayer to keep dye distributed well in the water- dye will settle thicker in bottom of sprayer resulting in uneven color if you dont shake as you go. 5. The brown is a deep, dark cocoa brown. I mixed a tad of the red with the brown resulting in a more pine bark mulch color.I highly recommend this product if you have a super picky HOA like mine. You will get stares from your neighbors as you apply it, lol. My attached photos make the color look a bit blotchy, but it's not...some areas were still wet.1st application: Color was a deep, dark brown - I had to top it with spreading pine bark mulch, throwing handfuls like confetti (to escape HOA walk-up inspection). Sprayer clogged frequently, but some shaking as I went and frequent soaking sprayer nozzle in clean water seemed to help. Very messy, but if prepared over a grassy area, easy to soak any spilled dye into grass with hose. Not sure on durability of color. We are due for a week of heavy rain after only a 24 hour dry period, so we'll see. Fingers crossed the color stays as we have daily HOA inspections of all yards...crazy, yes, I'm moving soon. I highly recommend the product and will use again. I am very pleased with the results.