dyed mulch on veggie bed

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Posted by tulipsmiles 6 South of Boston (My Page) on

Sat, Aug 2, 14 at 8:59

Hi All,
I was spreading mulch in my yard yesterday and at one point I had flip flops on. (I know, sounds crazy but they are super comfortable and sturdy) Anyway, I noticed my toes and bottoms of feet were starting to turn black, due to the stains/dyes in the mulch.
So it made me freak when I remembered I had just thrown down this same mulch on my new little herb / veggie garden.

Any advice or suggestions? I don't imagine ingesting this dye would be a good thing.

I can take remove it (not a huge area) but my question is, what do you use as organic mulch in your veggie gardens?
Thanks
Tulipsmiles

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Posted by lazygardens PhxAZ%3A Sunset 13 (My Page) on
Sat, Aug 2, 14 at 9:03

It's a biodegradeable dye. Don't panic.

I use shredded tree branches and under-done compost on my veggie beds.

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Posted by digdirt 6b-7a North AR (My Page) on
Sat, Aug 2, 14 at 9:12

Yeah much better mulches to use for vegetable gardens - literally 100's of discussions here about mulch the search will pull up for you to read. But it isn't going to kill you.

Dave

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