Comments on: Mulch Flammability https://okanaganxeriscape.org/mulch-flammability/ Gardening with Nature Thu, 12 Dec 2024 02:12:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Mark Godlewski https://okanaganxeriscape.org/mulch-flammability/#comment-19706 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:14:24 +0000 https://okanaganxeriscape.org/?p=30805#comment-19706 In reply to Colleen Linttell.

Our study did not cover building materials. That is a huge separate question. We were looking at the relative flammability of common organic mulches. All organic mulches will be flammable at some temperature and perhaps that temperature is usually lower than for vinyl siding. I do not know. All we can say is that the risk of fire transmission for composted organic mulch is clearly lower than the other mulches we tested

]]> By: Colleen Linttell https://okanaganxeriscape.org/mulch-flammability/#comment-19703 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 19:38:22 +0000 https://okanaganxeriscape.org/?p=30805#comment-19703 Vinyl siding melts in the presence of flame but will not support combustion until it reaches approximately 700-750 degrees. Wood ignites at 500 degrees.
If temperature in the vicinity of the mulches raises to 500 to 750 degrees, then does the mulch support combustion?
Is it not just as flammable/ more flammable than vinyl siding?

]]> By: Jan Wegerhoff https://okanaganxeriscape.org/mulch-flammability/#comment-14849 Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:21:33 +0000 https://okanaganxeriscape.org/?p=30805#comment-14849 Excellent demonstration and very valuable information!

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