# Dyed red mulch does vex me

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dyed-red-mulch-does-vex-me/244370>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [May 10, 2004, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dyed-red-mulch-does-vex-me/244370 "2004-05-10T00:24:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![The\_Long\_Road](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@The\_Long\_Road](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Long_Road)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2004, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dyed-red-mulch-does-vex-me/244370/21 "2004-05-11T01:24:42Z")

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> [@Apricot](#):
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> [http://www.rubberificmulch.com/colors.asp](http://www.rubberificmulch.com/colors.asp)

This stuff is interesting. Thanks for the link. A mulch which allows water to penetrate but blocks weeds, doesn’t suck up nitrogen, is reusable, consists of a product which would normally just sit in a landfill and many other benefits. This is good stuff, I might go buy some this weekend.

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**Author:** ![Apricot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@Apricot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apricot)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2004, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dyed-red-mulch-does-vex-me/244370/22 "2004-05-11T02:19:35Z")

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I just bought some today. That’s how I knew about the link. I HATE red mulch and I really don’t like splinters.

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**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2004, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dyed-red-mulch-does-vex-me/244370/23 "2004-05-11T03:21:25Z")

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Ah, but the smell of fresh cedar mulch is so nice! Here in the Evergreen State, we have scads of it and folks around here know how to use it properly. May we never be invaded by the dyed junk. Ugh!

The rubber stuff is admittedly interesting but the colors all look so uniform aand bland. Maybe the pictures are bad or maybe they should try blending several shades together.

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**Author:** ![Apricot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@Apricot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apricot)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2004, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dyed-red-mulch-does-vex-me/244370/24 "2004-05-11T19:14:26Z")

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But I live in the evergreen state. I just don’t like splinters. And the smell of cedar is lovely (proof: an entire cedar paneled basement), but the chips smell funny.

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