Re: cocoa bean hulls
perennials@hort.net
  • Subject: Re: cocoa bean hulls
  • From: &* <k*@comcast.net>
  • Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 21:16:11 -0500
Title: Re: cocoa bean hulls
Speaking of clumping, I bought pine bark mulch from 2 sources this year - Menards & Kmart. Neither one is color treated. Kmart's (Timberline, Oldcastle Lawn & Garden Atlanta GA brand) was very dark black-brown, chunky and dusty while Menards (Golden Trophy, UMS, Columbus OH brand) was orangey-yellow brown and shredded.  I've bought lots of pine bark mulch over the years and never had any that looked like either one of these.  As to the clumping...  Kmart's doesn't, but Menard's is strange.  It's shredded but sort of very lightly sticky.  And it forms a moisutre barrier so that the water runs off of it.  Not a good thing.  Once it's wet the water does find its way through though.  I'm used to pine park thats a chocolate brown color; small nuggets or shredded. I'm thinking I need to make some phone calls.
 
Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message -----
From: l*@wi.rr.com
To: p*@hort.net
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: cocoa bean hulls

Many years ago, Milwaukee was home to Ambrosia Chocolate and cocoa bean hulls were readily available.  They looked pretty and smelled nice when first applied, but had a tendency to clump and become moldy (at least in our climate).  We had a dog at the time and never had any problems, but you know some dogs, they?ll try almost anything.


Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

l*@wi.rr.com




On 7/13/11 1:25 PM, "Jeaa0088@aol.com" <Jeaa0088@aol.com> wrote:
And for those who don't know, cocoa hull mulch contains theobromine, the substance in chocolate which is so toxic to dogs. It smells like a Hershey chocolate factory for a week or so after being put down and would probably attract lots of animals.
 
Joanie Anderson
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