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Anyone heard of this stuff? I just had a mail from a friend in US saying it
is toxic to animals.


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Anyone heard of this stuff? I just had a mail from a friend in US saying
it is toxic to animals.


and it stinks when wet then goes very musty.

Don't touch it with a barge pole.

But then you won't believe anything I say, so go and buy tons and cover your
garden :-((

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"Ophelia" wrote in message
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Anyone heard of this stuff? I just had a mail from a friend in US saying
it is toxic to animals.


and it stinks when wet then goes very musty.

Don't touch it with a barge pole.

But then you won't believe anything I say, so go and buy tons and cover
your garden :-((

Kindest possible regards

Mike


Google Cocoa Mulch, amongst many threads is
http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp

Used to be marketed in this country as 'Sunshine from Africa' from Afton
Lodge here on the Isle of Wight. When I was in business I did some work for
them on their telephone systems

But no one will believe that of me because of the poison tongues :-))

Kindest regards losers

Mike


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"Ophelia" wrote:

Anyone heard of this stuff? I just had a mail from a friend in US saying it
is toxic to animals.


It is, especially dogs, but is also very unappealing to them. More than
you ever wanted to know at:

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp


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Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G
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Gary Woods wrote:
"Ophelia" wrote:

Anyone heard of this stuff? I just had a mail from a friend in US
saying it is toxic to animals.


It is, especially dogs, but is also very unappealing to them. More
than
you ever wanted to know at:

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at
home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420'
elevation. NY WO G


Thank you, Gary




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On Thu, 7 May 2009 17:43:02 +0100, "Ophelia"
wrote:

Gary Woods wrote:
"Ophelia" wrote:

Anyone heard of this stuff? I just had a mail from a friend in US
saying it is toxic to animals.


It is, especially dogs, but is also very unappealing to them. More
than
you ever wanted to know at:

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at
home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420'
elevation. NY WO G


Thank you, Gary


We have used a lot of cocoa mulch. The dogs and cats ignore it.
Squirrels and mice seem attracted to it and I've seen it stuck on
hedgehog spines but I don't know if any of them they actually eat it.
We have never noticed any harm to any of them.
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Fuschia wrote:
On Thu, 7 May 2009 17:43:02 +0100, "Ophelia"
wrote:

Gary Woods wrote:
"Ophelia" wrote:

Anyone heard of this stuff? I just had a mail from a friend in US
saying it is toxic to animals.

It is, especially dogs, but is also very unappealing to them. More
than
you ever wanted to know at:

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at
home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420'
elevation. NY WO G


Thank you, Gary


We have used a lot of cocoa mulch. The dogs and cats ignore it.
Squirrels and mice seem attracted to it and I've seen it stuck on
hedgehog spines but I don't know if any of them they actually eat it.
We have never noticed any harm to any of them.


Good!! Very good to know!


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Fuschia wrote:
On Thu, 7 May 2009 17:43:02 +0100, "Ophelia"
wrote:

Gary Woods wrote:
"Ophelia"
wrote:

Anyone heard of this stuff? I just had a mail from a friend in US
saying it is toxic to animals.

It is, especially dogs, but is also very unappealing to them. More
than
you ever wanted to know at:

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at
home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420'
elevation. NY WO G


Thank you, Gary


We have used a lot of cocoa mulch. The dogs and cats ignore it.
Squirrels and mice seem attracted to it and I've seen it stuck on
hedgehog spines but I don't know if any of them they actually eat it.
We have never noticed any harm to any of them.


Good!! Very good to know!
How about foxes? They are an absolute pest in a London garden and the owner is desperate. He is about to buy a rifle but so far we have dissuaded him.
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