[Fwd: Mulch from hurricane zone]

Got this from the pres fo the Daffodil Society. Thought it was worth passing on.             Joan Cooper

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Subject: Mulch from hurricane zone
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 11:21:58 -0600
From: Margaret Macneale <MMacneale@jfcsmpls.org>



I just got this, and have NOT verified it.  But it is very possible that it's true.  So, take it with a grain of salt, but also don't forget that it MAY be true!    Those recipients of this note who are Master Gardeners--if you could check this out with the U of M, it would be a service to all of us.  Thanks.

Margaret Macneale
Vice President
Daffodil Society of MN
952-542-4816 (work)
763-377-1458 (home)
mmacneale@jfcsmpls.org
www.daffodilmn.org

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Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 11:18 AM
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FYI regarding mulch.  Not sure if it's really true but better to be safe than sorry.
 
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 Louisiana agricultural dept. web site: 

 

If you use mulch around your house be very careful about buying mulch this year. After the Hurricane in New Orleans many trees were blown over. These trees were then turned into mulch and the state is trying to get rid of tons and tons of this mulch to any state or company who will come and haul it away. So it will be showing up in Home Depot and Lowes at dirt cheap prices with one huge problem; Formosan Termites will be the bonus in many of those bags. New Orleans is one of the few areas in the country were the Formosan Termites has gotten a strong hold and most of the trees blown down were already badly infested with those termites. Now we may have the worst case of transporting a problem to all parts of the country that we have ever had. These termites can eat a house in no time at all and we have no good control against them, so tell your friends that own homes to avoid cheap mulch and know were it came from. 



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