Is this mulch safe for fruits and vegetables?
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Probably the black stuff's "dye" is just carbon -- charcoal dust. So that's not likely to harm anything.
Was this Answer Helpful ?Be in question unless it stated what dye was made from #1 & type of wood used #2 cedar & pine has toxic oil's & base Chemicals which can be absorbed.
Was this Answer Helpful ?NO!!!!!! READ REVIEWS. Full of mosquitoes and mold. Would you want that around or on your vegetables?
Was this Answer Helpful ?COMPLETELY SAFE , CALL THE COMPANY. NO HERBICIDES , NO INSECTICIDES , NON TOXIC
Was this Answer Helpful ?Someone answered this question with a statement that it appears plywood is in the mulch. This is a hardwood mulch and that most likely excludes any sort of plywood or pressboard being in it. Most plywood (99%) comes from softwood trees. Pines and cedars are not hardwood for example. Fruit trees and limbs, oak, maple, alder are good examples of hardwood.
Was this Answer Helpful ?I was wondering the same thing. I will instead use the Cedar and pine mulch they sell for my herb and vegetable garden. It is listed as "organic" and is only cedar and pine chips, free of dyes. Cedar naturally repels bugs.
Was this Answer Helpful ?I would not put it around my fruits and veggies. It is a mixture of woods, some that have probably been treated and it even looks like it has plywood in it. I did put it in my flower beds one year and it molded under them and attracted tons of bugs and ants.
Was this Answer Helpful ?I used this hardwood mulch around a small vegetable garden May/2014 and brought in a nasty Spider Mite infestation. It looks nice, but there was an ongoing battle with insects all summer. You may consider other ground cover options for edible plants.
Was this Answer Helpful ?If the bag does not say anything about it, call the manufacturer's number on the bag and ask them.
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