On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 19:25:45 GMT, "Danny"
wrote:

We got black cedar mulch and it has a very strong scent. not like the nice
smell of cedar but more like a chemical. perhaps rubber.

I am assuming it is colored with some kind of dye, but what is it?
IT is nasty!! I am concerned there may be some chemicals in this stuff
thate are no good.


Here is an article about the chemicals:
http://tinyurl.com/3yvws

Just as an aside, here's an article about the effects that colored
mulches have on plants:

http://plasticulture.cas.psu.edu/DSuccess-mulch.htm

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