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Re: Coca Mulch

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From: L*@aol.com
To: p*@hort.net
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 9:21 PM
Subject: Coca Mulch

Just was wondering what nutrient values Coca mulch has.Someone told me that  it has a good supply of nitro.
Does anyone know anything about it or have ever used it.
A nearby landscape center has it ,it comes from Hershey Pa.


Dale Mellott
Martinsburg, Pa.
Readers are advised not to confuse the "chocolate" cocoa mulch with the "coconut" coco mulch.
 
Hershey says about nutrients:   Cocoa bean shell mulch (CBSM) slowly decomposes and contains approximately 2.5% nitrogen, 1.0% phosphate and 3.0% potash.  Analysis of CBSM by the Auburn University Soil Testing Laboratory revealed it to be exceedingly high in specific conductance, soluble salts, phosphorous, potassium and magnesium; but low in pH, nitrogen and calcium.
 
Warning:  Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by home depot, foreman's garden supply and other garden supply stores contains an lethal  ingredient called "Theobromine" and is lethal to dogs and cats. It smells like chocolate and really attracts dogs. They will ingest this stuff voraciously and die.
 
Maybe if you neighbor's dog keeps finding a way into your patch........
 
Also found these opinions on a Google cached page-
 
RE: Coco Mulch?

I had this in my yard a couple years ago and it smelled terrible. It was chopped up cocoa bean hulls, I believe. It did have white mold growing on it and was also sticky when stepped on. I would not recommend it.

Yours might be something different if it is from coconuts though. I'd find out for sure before you buy it. You could also just try one bag as an experiment.

o RE: Coco Mulch?

I have used it and have mixed feeling..Frankly I like the chocolate fragrance,but it breaks down very fast and it is sticky when wet and sticks to shoes if stepped on. It is attractive ,looks more natural in garden then wood chips. I did not have a mildew problem at all.I guess on 2nd thought,taking in how much more expensive it is I would not recommend it.
 
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