Thread: Oak bark mulch
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Old May 20, 2010   #6
Wi-sunflower
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Thanks for the info.

Hubby had the same concern about Walnut possibly being in the mix.

I never heard of Ash being a problem too. Around here we are having a problem with Emerald Ash Borer and they are cutting Ash trees everywhere. But I don't think anything is getting into the mulch as they want that stuff burned right away so the bugs don't spread. At least I would think that's what is done.

As far as the different mulches available - some were rather large size chunks. Probably OK for an Earth tainer or something else LARGE, but way too big for anything smaller than a 1 gal pot. Unless I can find another source with something smaller.

The sawdust is from a totally different source and I think they don't have anything left outside to rot. It's just the storage / clean up rules around here. What they have is in a shed in containers (pallet boxes).

So far I haven't had a chance to try anything but I want to try out something to see how it does before using it on more stuff maybe next year.

Carol
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