Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!
Snopes .. proceed with caution. The site is a 'mom & pop' organization with no oversight at all so please don't think Snopes is the last word on anything.
That said, theobromine is definitely not good for our pawsome friends.
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Name: Sandy B. Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b) (Zone 4b-maybe 5a)
Xeramtheum said:Snopes .. proceed with caution. The site is a 'mom & pop' organization with no oversight at all so please don't think Snopes is the last word on anything.
That said, theobromine is definitely good for our pawsome friends.
Anne -- did you mean to say "is definitely not good..." ? (or am I misunderstanding something?)
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Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!
Oops .. you're right Sandy! Thanks for the heads up!
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Name: Elaine Sarasota, Fl The one constant in life is change
Another thought, since I hadn't heard of Cocoa mulch at all before, are we sure it isn't Coco, as in coconut husks ground up? That seems much more likely as it's a commonly available garden product and would not be harmful to dogs.
What part of the Cocoa making process produces mulch? The husks of the fruit? Are we importing it from Brazil or Africa or what? It doesn't seem like it would be economically feasible.
Elaine
"Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." –Winston Churchill
My neighbor uses cocoa mulch. It is very attractive and oh how delicious it smells when they first put it down. But I have to be very careful to keep my dogs from going over there.
Name: Elaine Sarasota, Fl The one constant in life is change
Ah, that's really neat. Well I clicked on the Home Depot link and it says "this product is not available at your store" so maybe that's why I haven't seen it. Perhaps it's only commonly in stores in the North East? Much as I'd love a yard that smelled like chocolate, or cocoa I also have a cat that goes outdoors, so I couldn't use it either.
Down here in FL the "environmentally correct" mulch to use is Florimulch made out of the melaleuca tree, which is an invasive and makes a terrific mulch that has tea tree oil in it. It is naturally repellent to insects, specifically termites.
Elaine
"Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." –Winston Churchill
I work at a Minnesota Home Depot, 19 years. We stopped selling cocoa bean mulch 13 years ago, despite the high customer demand. The HD link has no price, so it is not available anywhere, at least at this time. Note also that the product is a mere 4 quart bag, whereas it is usually sold in 2 cubic foot bags.
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