Petra Black Mulch Dye Spray Use with PetraTools Sprayer to Refresh Fading Landscape - Black Dye to Wood Mulch for Landscaping - Rubber, Pine Straw, Bark, Cedar & Playground Cover (3,600 Sq Ft, 32 Oz)

GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM PETRA. THEY STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND WANT THE CUSTOMER TO BE SATISFIED. The dye works really well and the glue does work okay. The dye is MUCH longer lasting than what comes on dyed mulch at the big box stores. I usually buy the black Stagreen mulch from Lowes. It usually fades really quickly after putting it down. The Petra glue is good but it would take me probably 15 gallons of product to really lock all of my mulch beds down. It would take coating then flipping the mulch and recoating as it says to do. That’s a lot of work but I understand it needs to be flipped to get coverage on everything not just the top of the mulch pieces. I mainly wanted it so when I blow maple tree helicopter seeds off of my mulch beds it won’t also blow mulch into my yard which is always an issue I have. With a back pack leaf blower it still blows the mulch around but again I did not coat, flip the mulch around, and then recoat for maximum lock in. I appreciate the dye more so than the glue for my uses and the dye will be something I will continue to buy in the future. I do recommend the rock glue though. I have much smaller areas of river rock around a fire pit and pea gravel around a raised garden bed. The rock glue worked really well to lock those areas down but since they are smaller areas I had enough product to do them properly.

This black mulch dye worked great and made my faded mulch look fresh and new again. It sprayed on evenly, covered really well, and gave the landscaping a deep black color without having to replace all the mulch. Easy to mix and apply, and a little goes a long way. Definitely saved me time and money.

I’m about two years past due for new mulch, because I’m considering just putting river rocks in my mulch beds. Because I wanted my mulch to look nice for Halloween, I sprayed it with this one week prior. Two weeks and two rainstorms later, my mulch still looks new. I’m not sure how it will look in the spring, but right now, I am very pleased with it. Get a 1 gallon garden sprayer, fill it with water and dump in 8 ounces of dye. Shake it up and you’re ready to go. Even if you have to do it a couple times during a season, it’s way easier and less expensive than getting new mulch. Keep 2‘ x 2‘ piece of cardboard or something similar with you to block off anything you don’t want sprayed. Also, wet down anything you do not want stained. If you get the dye on anything that is wet, it rinses off very easily with a garden hose. Tighten up your spray pattern when you want to get close to your house or sidewalk and just spray it up against the cardboard, you’re using to block those areas. It’s not complicated.

Let's start with the product itself: when this dye is going on, oh my goodness, does it work. It goes on incredibly smoothly, coats the old mulch perfectly, and completely transforms the yard. While I was putting it out, I was literally thinking to myself, "Who would ever buy new mulch again? I am doing this from now on." It is fast, convenient, and the end result looks incredibly sharp and rich. My garden looks mostly fabulous now (minus a few spots I missed, which I am absolutely not going back for anytime soon!). ​However, a massive safety warning for anyone using a pump sprayer to apply this: ​To be totally clear, this dye does not come with a sprayer; you have to supply your own. The absolute disaster that happened next was entirely a sprayer malfunction, not a fault of the dye—but because of what I was spraying, the results were dramatic. ​It was a hot day, so I decided to take a mid-project break. When I came back out to finish up and pressurized my sprayer again, the tank/nozzle literally exploded directly into my face. I was instantly dyed jet-black from my eyebrows down to my neckline, and from my fingertips all the way up to my elbows. It also got right into my eyes. ​Visually, it was horrifying—I genuinely thought I wouldn't be able to leave the house for a week. Thankfully, after an hour of intense scrubbing, it did come off my skin. My eyes, however, were red, swollen, and painful for a few days after. ​Am I saying don't buy this dye? Honestly, no! The aesthetic results are so good that I might actually try using it again in the future. The product itself is fantastic. But please learn from my horror story: wear safety goggles, long sleeves, and be extremely careful with your sprayer pressure—especially if it’s been sitting out in the heat!

Shipping Issue: My product arrived today in a brown shipping bag that had clearly been smashed because the black die exploded inside of my package leaking all over the label and stained the area when I opened this bag. I couldn’t even read the instructions on the label because so much product leaked from the container. I’m reaching out to Customer Service now for replacement. Please do not ship liquid items in bags. Update: a replacement was promptly sent to me, which I greatly appreciate. The instructions were clear the product applied beautifully and the results were incredible. I highly recommend using this mulch die to refresh. I have rubber mulch and plan to replenish next year. Be very careful when applying at the foundation of the home and near sidewalks go slow slowly and not let it spray at full force. I accidentally sprayed some too strongly and got some on the siding but I used a little drop of dawn, dish detergent, and the water hose cut it off immediately. This stuff is great!! Go ahead and order it.

This was a great alternative to ordering another 2-3 yards of bulk mulch. By following the instructions, our prior year mulch looked like new!

Edit: Seller was great to work with. They reached out to me and we worked out the issue. 1. Don't get it near your home, a sidewalk, a driveway. If you do, you better have some type of large shield, and even then, it gets on the bottom and runs when you lift it, like it did us with us. 2. This doesn't last. It was black when it went down about 3 weeks ago, and it's now dark black brown. It's already fading. Also, if this dye is near a downspout, forget it. It washes immediately. 3. We used this black dye over brown mulch. That was a mistake. Any step you take in your landscaping, whether it's a pet, a deer, or yourself, you will see the brown dye underneath as you step away. If you have brown mulch, choose brown dye if you insist on this method. 4. Black dye? We've found out that any and everything will show up on black mulch. A dead leaf, a pinecone, blown grass, dead weeds, you name it and it shows up. Stick with nature's natural color. We'll never use black mulch or dye again. 5. Don't, I repeat, don't fluff your mulch.

We live in SC and the black mulch always fades after a couple of months. This made it look like we put a new layer down. Much cheaper and less work than buying new mulch.