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Yes, you need to check the source of most of the
mulches out there. They are shredding pallets, etc, or anything to make
mulch and the potting mixes are suspect too.
Most of potting mix products are now owned by one
company.
Got some soil amendments that said on label not to
be touched by hands. I do not want such products in my
garden.
Nancy Tennessee
----- Original Message -----
From:
k*@comcast.net
To: p*@hort.net
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 10:16
PM
Subject: 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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