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Types of Organic Mulches used for Erosion Control Compost (various feedstocks) Bark/Wood Mulches Ground/Shredded Yard Trimmings Chipped/Shredded Wood Special Erosion Control Blends

Benefits Reduces splash, sheet, and rill erosion. Reduces soil loss and movement. Controls sediment. Improves soil quality over time. Improves plant growth. Reduces weed establishment.

Before... Heavy rains were expected within a day of this picture. Hydroseeding would have simply washed away.

During... Seed injected compost was blown over entire slope area.

After... ten days and after the expected heavy rains the grass grew and held without failure.