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I called UMS today and they said they'll send me a
gift card to replace all my mulch. They said there had been an error, that
some trees had been shredded for another project and had mistakenly been bagged
as mulch for Menards. They said no one else had mentioned the sticky
clumping issue. I assume it was tree sap. Mostly it seems all people
are concerned about is color.
The Kmart stuff is ok. A bit darker than I'm
used to but otherwise looks and acts like pine bark mulch. Just unsure
about the dust it's packed in. Holds a lot of moisture. But it will
be fine.
Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message -----
From:
r*@bellsouth.net
To: p*@hort.net
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 8:45 PM
Subject: Re: cocoa bean hulls
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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