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Bark mulch

i just bought some bags of bark mulch from B& Q to mulch my beds. The smell was so strong I had to drive with the windows open. What do they treat it with, because that surely is not a natural smell of wood?

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,078

    It depends what tree they came from as some barks do have a strong natural perfume.   

    Check the bag labelling carefully before spreading on your garden in case they have been treated with some noxious chemical that will damage your plants and/or soil.

    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
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