Want to Use Coal for Landscaping, Instead of Tanbark/Mulch.

 
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Post by CoalHeat » Thu. Jul. 30, 2009 6:58 am

I prefer the larger size.
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Post by coaledsweat » Thu. Jul. 30, 2009 9:30 am

Wood'nCoal wrote:I prefer the larger size.[attachment=0]DSCN0178.
That reminds me of this. http://www.stomptokyo.com/badmoviereport/reviews/ ... olith.html

The guy I used to buy coal from in Middletown used to have two monsters out in front of his place. He would take one to the Durham Fair and people would try to guess it's weight, within 10 # and you would win a ton of coal. He never did pay out IIRC. One was in the 3200# range, he told me when he retired. That is a BIG chunk of coal!

 
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Post by coal berner » Thu. Jul. 30, 2009 12:27 pm

Jason B wrote:Nice picture! I'm assuming that's anthracite coal.

I did find a place that sells it with many different sizes available.

http://www.direnzocoal.com/ourproducts.html
They are a coal breaker like most coal breakers you can get all 8 or more of the standard size Athracite coal .
You can go to any coal breaker and buy coal for landscaping .That is about all their coal is good for Landscaping

 
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Post by coaledsweat » Thu. Jul. 30, 2009 10:06 pm

coal berner wrote:That is about all their coal is good for Landscaping
LOL.

 
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Post by DiRenzoCoalCo » Mon. Aug. 03, 2009 1:22 pm

Coal Berner,

Your comment about our Anthracite product is not true. Anthracite used in landscaping represents the smallest fraction of our customer base. By far, our largest group of customers consists of home and business owners that burn Anthracite for space heating. Other uses of Anthracite Coal are listed on our website as follows:

http://www.direnzocoal.com

Please contact us with any questions reagarding Anthracite Coal and its uses.

DiRenzo Coal Co.
Pottsville, PA
800-676-4743
http://www.direnzocoal.com

 
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Post by Pacowy » Tue. Aug. 04, 2009 5:43 pm

DiRenzoCoalCo wrote:Coal Berner,

Your comment about our Anthracite product is not true. Anthracite used in landscaping represents the smallest fraction of our customer base. By far, our largest group of customers consists of home and business owners that burn Anthracite for space heating. Other uses of Anthracite Coal are listed on our website as follows:

http://www.direnzocoal.com

Please contact us with any questions reagarding Anthracite Coal and its uses.

DiRenzo Coal Co.
Pottsville, PA
800-676-4743
http://www.direnzocoal.com
Please check your messages.

Mike

 
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Post by Jason B » Tue. Mar. 30, 2010 5:05 pm

Thinking about tackling this again this summer. My question is, is this coal black? From all thepics I see, it seems to look more grey in color. I want a deep black look... Thanks in advance.


 
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Post by brckwlt » Tue. Mar. 30, 2010 6:01 pm

pocono that looks really good, and if you ever run out of coal you will always have a back up supply :!: :D

 
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Post by Poconoeagle » Tue. Mar. 30, 2010 6:11 pm

brckwlt wrote:pocono that looks really good, and if you ever run out of coal you will always have a back up supply :!: :D
thats what I thought!! 8-)

 
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Post by sharkman8810 » Wed. Mar. 31, 2010 9:03 pm

Kuntz's and sons has coal, it is in the hershey/hummelstown area. They sell blaschak and superior of all sizes. You can go bag it yourself weigh vehicle in weigh out, or have it delivered.

 
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Post by Jason B » Thu. Apr. 01, 2010 2:32 am

Ohh, that's close to me. I'm in Harrisburg...

 
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Post by sharkman8810 » Thu. Apr. 01, 2010 9:52 pm

Yup, that is why I put that up there, they are a good place to deal with and they have good pricing too.

 
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Post by Jason B » Wed. Jun. 16, 2010 7:07 pm

eelhc wrote:http://www.mulchdye.com/

Just rake up the old mulch and other lawn waste and even out and dye it. Should give it longer life.
Have you used this Mulchdye?

 
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Post by Jason B » Wed. May. 02, 2018 1:58 pm

Old bump :) Did black mulch 2 years ago and still looks decent. I saw some black riverock the other day, but that stuff is a fortune. The next time I need mulch would still like to find a nice deep black rock that would work.

 
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Post by snuffy » Mon. May. 07, 2018 7:25 pm

Cautionary note: Sulfur in the coal may etch orange coloring on concrete and nearby rock when exposed to rain and moisture over time. I'm considering the same idea as I need to slope a drainage area away from the foundation and it also will allow backup storage of nut coal if the market gets tight.


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