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J&Js Towing and Recovery LLC

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Family owned business specializing in towing from light duty to heavy duty vehicles serving the Rio grande valley Towing Lock outs Winching Heavy haul Short and long distance hauling Road side and mechanic service

Family owned business specializing in towing from light duty to heavy duty vehicles serving the Rio grande valley Towing Lock outs Winching Heavy haul Short and long distance hauling Road side and mechanic service

Rio Lawn Care

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Rio Lawn Care

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6 years of experience

Rio Lawn Care offers professional and reliable lawn maintenance across the San Benito, Harlingen and La Feria area. Our hassle free payment option and cycle scheduling allows you to get your mind off yard work and more on what you love.

Rio Lawn Care offers professional and reliable lawn maintenance across the San Benito, Harlingen and La Feria area. Our hassle free payment option and cycle scheduling allows you to get your mind off yard work and more on what you love.

Texas RGV Landscape

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Texas RGV Landscape

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Free onsite estimate

Texas RGV Landscape is the premier lawn care and landscape service provider for the RGV. We provide all services from lawn care to complete landscape design. We are professional, reliable, and affordable. We offer online booking, and contactless payments.

Texas RGV Landscape is the premier lawn care and landscape service provider for the RGV. We provide all services from lawn care to complete landscape design. We are professional, reliable, and affordable. We offer online booking, and contactless payments.

Riddco Homes

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Riddco Homes

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20 years of experience

Riddco Homes is the premier builder and remodeler in South Texas. In business since 2005 we have quickly developed a reputation for quality craftsmanship, customer service, and reasonable pricing. We pride ourselves in quality and back it with a strong warranty program. Riddco Homes provides an employed project manager on all sites who when unable to complete the job himself/herself will be on site to manage other subcontractors. Riddco Homes performs all jobs with a pre-construction estimate and stand by their number 100%. All pre-construction estimates are offered free of charge and do not include any initial service fees.

Riddco Homes is the premier builder and remodeler in South Texas. In business since 2005 we have quickly developed a reputation for quality craftsmanship, customer service, and reasonable pricing. We pride ourselves in quality and back it with a strong warranty program. Riddco Homes provides an employed project manager on all sites who when unable to complete the job himself/herself will be on site to manage other subcontractors. Riddco Homes performs all jobs with a pre-construction estimate and stand by their number 100%. All pre-construction estimates are offered free of charge and do not include any initial service fees.

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Mulch and Topsoil questions, answered by experts

While you don’t need to put anything down before mulch, you can apply a pre-emergent herbicide to prevent weed growth. As long as you remove weeds before you spread mulch, you should be in the clear. But a herbicide is something that you can put down before mulch as an extra layer of protection.

That depends on the number of cubic feet in each bag. Ten 2-cubic-foot bags of mulch will cover 20 cubic feet, while 10 3-cubic-foot bags of mulch will cover 30 cubic feet. Learning how to DIY mulch can save you money and help you repurpose natural items such as wood chips, pine needles, and leaves.

Each bag of mulch includes 2 cubic feet of mulch. And since a cubic yard is about 27 cubic feet of materials, you'll need 14 bags of mulch to have enough to cover a cubic yard. The right amount of mulch for your yard, however, depends on the depth of the mulch, the type of mulch you choose, and your desired look.

You should add 1 to 4 inches of mulch, depending on your garden type and needs. Keep in mind that no amount of mulch can completely prevent weeds, but a heavier coverage (closer to 4 inches) can suppress weeds enough that you are only seeing them sprout every few weeks. Finer mulch prevents weeds more effectively than large mulch, so if you’re using mulched leaves or shredded bark, 1 to 2 inches will likely suffice, while 3 to 4 inches is best for larger mulch, like bark chips or straw.

The best mulches for trees are wood chips, bark nuggets, or pine straw. Depending on your goals, you may want to avoid using plastic, stone, rubber, or wet grass clippings. Plastic mulch prevents water from reaching the mulched areas of your tree, stones don’t offer any nutritional benefits to the soil, rubber can release byproducts into the soil when it decomposes, and wet grass clippings can lead to rot. 

Plastic may prove beneficial in cold climates in the winter, but wood chips are the ideal option for most environments.

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