Mould bark mulch

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Mazzie

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Mould bark mulch
« on: May 15, 2011, 15:08 »
Ive got an open bag of bark thats been sat around for a year and on inspection its got quite alot of white mould growing on it.  If i used it on the lottie am i asking for disaster?

Originally i was going to use it as a mulch around my toms and cucumbers are they likley to catch some horrible disease?

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Re: Mould bark mulch
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2011, 15:39 »
I personally wouldn't use bark around food plants, but regardless of that if its mouldy there will be loads of spores hoping to land and grow fungii everywhere and the bark will make a lovely cosy hiding place for pests. I'd rather put the bark on a path or border. :)
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Re: Mould bark mulch
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2011, 16:23 »
The mould is just a sign of the rotting down of the bark, nothing to worry about but as  previously stated , don't use on the beds containing food plants. It robs nitrogen from the soil as part of the decomposing cycle.

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Re: Mould bark mulch
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2011, 20:50 »
Thanks for the heads up guys i didnt know that.  However after tipping the back out and finding the biggest slugs ive ever seen it went in the bin!



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