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Old April 19th 04, 09:30 PM
Randy
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Default Mulch around pond?

I would like to know if it is wise to use a cypress mulch around a pond to
cover up the dirt in the planting beds. Has anyone done this and do the wood
ships fly around, get in the pond, and cause problems. I really have dry
claylike soil and it is not pretty when it is dry. Are there any
alternatives that would wok better?

TIA
Randy


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Old April 20th 04, 12:37 AM
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Default Mulch around pond?

cypress is good if for no other reason than it is not toxic IF it does get into the
pond. It floats so it can be scooped out. Ingrid

"Randy" wrote:

I would like to know if it is wise to use a cypress mulch around a pond to
cover up the dirt in the planting beds. Has anyone done this and do the wood
ships fly around, get in the pond, and cause problems. I really have dry
claylike soil and it is not pretty when it is dry. Are there any
alternatives that would wok better?

TIA
Randy




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Old April 20th 04, 12:37 AM
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Default Mulch around pond?

cypress is good if for no other reason than it is not toxic IF it does get into the
pond. It floats so it can be scooped out. Ingrid

"Randy" wrote:

I would like to know if it is wise to use a cypress mulch around a pond to
cover up the dirt in the planting beds. Has anyone done this and do the wood
ships fly around, get in the pond, and cause problems. I really have dry
claylike soil and it is not pretty when it is dry. Are there any
alternatives that would wok better?

TIA
Randy




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www.drsolo.com
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.
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Old April 20th 04, 12:53 AM
Wayne
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Default Mulch around pond?

I've use the cyprus mulch around my pond since 1991 and I am very pleased
with it. My dirt is clay, like yours, and the mulch works great covering it
up and inhibiting weed growth.

wrote in message
...
cypress is good if for no other reason than it is not toxic IF it does get

into the
pond. It floats so it can be scooped out. Ingrid

"Randy" wrote:

I would like to know if it is wise to use a cypress mulch around a pond

to
cover up the dirt in the planting beds. Has anyone done this and do the

wood
ships fly around, get in the pond, and cause problems. I really have dry
claylike soil and it is not pretty when it is dry. Are there any
alternatives that would wok better?

TIA
Randy




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http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.



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Old April 20th 04, 12:53 AM
Wayne
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Default Mulch around pond?

I've use the cyprus mulch around my pond since 1991 and I am very pleased
with it. My dirt is clay, like yours, and the mulch works great covering it
up and inhibiting weed growth.

wrote in message
...
cypress is good if for no other reason than it is not toxic IF it does get

into the
pond. It floats so it can be scooped out. Ingrid

"Randy" wrote:

I would like to know if it is wise to use a cypress mulch around a pond

to
cover up the dirt in the planting beds. Has anyone done this and do the

wood
ships fly around, get in the pond, and cause problems. I really have dry
claylike soil and it is not pretty when it is dry. Are there any
alternatives that would wok better?

TIA
Randy




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.



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Old April 20th 04, 01:05 AM
Randy
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Default Mulch around pond?

Thanks Ingrid
wrote in message
...
cypress is good if for no other reason than it is not toxic IF it does get

into the
pond. It floats so it can be scooped out. Ingrid

"Randy" wrote:

I would like to know if it is wise to use a cypress mulch around a pond

to
cover up the dirt in the planting beds. Has anyone done this and do the

wood
ships fly around, get in the pond, and cause problems. I really have dry
claylike soil and it is not pretty when it is dry. Are there any
alternatives that would wok better?

TIA
Randy




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.



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Old April 20th 04, 01:05 AM
Randy
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Default Mulch around pond?

Thanks Wayne That good to know
"Wayne" wrote in message
m...
I've use the cyprus mulch around my pond since 1991 and I am very pleased
with it. My dirt is clay, like yours, and the mulch works great covering

it
up and inhibiting weed growth.

wrote in message
...
cypress is good if for no other reason than it is not toxic IF it does

get
into the
pond. It floats so it can be scooped out. Ingrid

"Randy" wrote:

I would like to know if it is wise to use a cypress mulch around a pond

to
cover up the dirt in the planting beds. Has anyone done this and do the

wood
ships fly around, get in the pond, and cause problems. I really have

dry
claylike soil and it is not pretty when it is dry. Are there any
alternatives that would wok better?

TIA
Randy




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.





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Old April 20th 04, 01:05 AM
Randy
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Default Mulch around pond?

Thanks Ingrid
wrote in message
...
cypress is good if for no other reason than it is not toxic IF it does get

into the
pond. It floats so it can be scooped out. Ingrid

"Randy" wrote:

I would like to know if it is wise to use a cypress mulch around a pond

to
cover up the dirt in the planting beds. Has anyone done this and do the

wood
ships fly around, get in the pond, and cause problems. I really have dry
claylike soil and it is not pretty when it is dry. Are there any
alternatives that would wok better?

TIA
Randy




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.



  #9  
Old April 20th 04, 01:05 AM
Randy
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Default Mulch around pond?

Thanks Wayne That good to know
"Wayne" wrote in message
m...
I've use the cyprus mulch around my pond since 1991 and I am very pleased
with it. My dirt is clay, like yours, and the mulch works great covering

it
up and inhibiting weed growth.

wrote in message
...
cypress is good if for no other reason than it is not toxic IF it does

get
into the
pond. It floats so it can be scooped out. Ingrid

"Randy" wrote:

I would like to know if it is wise to use a cypress mulch around a pond

to
cover up the dirt in the planting beds. Has anyone done this and do the

wood
ships fly around, get in the pond, and cause problems. I really have

dry
claylike soil and it is not pretty when it is dry. Are there any
alternatives that would wok better?

TIA
Randy




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.





 




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