Re: what kind of mulch???

But OSHA doesn't like sand due to who knows why....
   
  We use glass beads in our sandblasters.
   
  Donna
  

james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
  I remember reading once that ground up glass was being used in lieu of 
sand in asphalt mixes for highways, driveway, parking lots, and such. I 
wonder if it still is, or if that was just another uneconomic brain 
child of the recycling frenzy of the 70s-80s. Sand has got to be one of 
the least expensive raw materials ever.


On Feb 12, 2008, at 12:16 PM, Judy Browning wrote:

> I saw a demo of the glass mulch at NW Flower & Garden Show several 
> years ago. Think rock mulch. It's the equivilent of coarse sand or 
> gravel, maybe prettier, no dust to speak of, not a good idea for areas 
> with automobile traffic. The good stuff is processed in some sort of 
> funace to remove sharp edges. One application I liked was near a path 
> with lights under the mulch. Gave some underlighting to small shrubs 
> along the path & provided a little brightness to define the walkway.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" 
> 
> To: 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 8:02 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] what kind of mulch???
>
>
>> Yeah, that mulch made from old shredded tires is a beyond bad idea. 
>> It was introduced with great fanfare--until someone pointed out that 
>> it likely bleeds oil as it slowly decomposes in the sun. Much of it 
>> is also full of little bits of steel wire, another not-too-bright 
>> thing to put in the garden. I've always been marginally surprised 
>> that they didn't figure out some way to dye it red, too.
>>
>> On Feb 12, 2008, at 10:43 AM, Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT wrote:
>>
>>> I was watching some TV garden show where they used shredded rubber
>>> mulch. They were congratulating themselves because of the recycling
>>> aspects but I just couldn't fathom why you'd want to put rubber into
>>> your soil. I don't know how gardening works there but at my house, 
>>> bits
>>> of mulch sink into the soil as I dig or gets raked into the lawn, or
>>> just moves around. Sounded like a seriously bad idea to me.
>>> Or there's the colored glass mulch I saw in a magazine, but I think 
>>> you
>>> were supposed to put landscape fabric down first.
>>>
>>> Cyndi
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
>>> Behalf Of Theresa G.
>>> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 6:32 PM
>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] what kind of mulch???
>>>
>>> Yes- really I just don't want to use anything that is bad for my soil
>>> (those weird colored wood chips just freak me out- who wants dye in
>>> their garden!)
>>>
>>> Theresa
>>>
>>> Kitty wrote:
>>>> " good for the soil, won't breakdown in only one
>>>> season, "
>>>>
>>>> oximoron
>>>>
>>>> Kitty
>>>> neIN, Zone 5
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa G."
>>> 
>>>> To: 
>>>> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 6:52 PM
>>>> Subject: [CHAT] what kind of mulch???
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Spring is here! If they'd had tomato plants at Capital Nursery, I
>>>>> would have bought them today : )
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway- I want to mulch my gardens well this year (trying to save
>>>>> money on the water bill!)- so looking for advice. What kind of 
>>>>> much
>>>>> is best for water conservation, good for the soil, won't breakdown 
>>>>> in
>>>
>>>>> only one season, etc.??? Shredded, nuggets, bark, cedar,
>>>>> redwood????? Anybody know anything about this?
>>>>>
>>>>> Theresa
>>>>>
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