Colored mulch in gardens can actually rob the plants of the nitrogen they need to survive.īetter alternatives to dyed mulches are pine needles, natural double or triple processed mulch, cedar mulch, or pine bark. When wood breaks down, it requires nitrogen to do so. They will help retain soil moisture and help protect plants during winter, but they do not enrich the soil or add beneficial bacteria and nitrogen, as natural mulches do.ĭyed mulches break down much slower than natural mulches. Safety of Dyed Mulch in the Gardenīesides the potential dangers of colored mulch and pets, people, or young plants, dyed mulches are not beneficial for the soil. It can also be harmful to people spreading this mulch and animals who dig in it. CCA-treated wood can kill beneficial soil bacteria, beneficial insects, earthworms, and young plants. Using CCA to treat wood was banned in 2003, but many times this wood is still taken from demolitions or other sources and recycled into dyed mulches. These recycled bits of treated wood can contain chromates copper arsenate (CCA). While most natural mulches, like double or triple shredded mulch, cedar mulch, or pine bark, are made directly from trees, many colored mulches are made from recycled wood– like old pallets, decks, crates, etc. This is pretty rare, though, and usually, it is not the dye itself that is of concern with the safety of mulches, but rather the wood. Generally, if the price of dyed mulch seems too good to be true, it probably is not good at all, and you should spend the extra money on better quality and safer mulch. Some cheap dyes, however, can be dyed with harmful or toxic chemicals. I sometimes encounter customers who ask, “Is colored mulch toxic?” Most colored mulches are dyed with harmless dyes, like iron oxide-based dyes for red or carbon-based dyes for black and dark brown. Continue reading to learn more about colored mulch vs. Dyed mulches can be very aesthetically pleasing and make landscape plants and beds stand out, but not all dyed mulches are safe or healthy for plants. In fact, rock tends to heat up and dry out the soil. While rock needs to be topped off and replaced less frequently, it does not benefit the soil or plants. Lastly which hotels 3 and 4 star hotels would you reccommend that are well located for what we desire.Although the landscape company with which I work for carries many different types of rock and mulches to fill landscape beds, I always suggest using natural mulches. (As a side note if I don't get car on 4th I likely can pick up at either airport on the 6th). In other words is it cheaper to get car on 4th and pay to park in hotel for the 2 days or just go back to airport on the 6th and pick up car and continue from there to Como. We want go go to the best shopping area ( the most popular high fashion area) to shop because sales start on the 4th.īecause we are leaving to go to Lake Como on the 6th we are trying to figure out if I should rent a car when I arrive at airport on 4th or pick up on 6th at airport as I won't be driving car in milan but will need to have it by the afternoon of the 6th. We have 3 things on our agenda that we must do even if it only allows us to spend minimal time doing each thing:Ģ.We have tickets of last supper on Sunday July 6 at 14:00hrģ. We will be leaving on Monday July 6 midday to drive to Lake como.
Arriving on Saturday July 4th in midday at Linate airport.
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