Jessaka,

I wrote an answer to this and thought I posted it here, but then when I went back to check and make sure the link worked, my answer is on the post from cottentop about manure and raised boxes. It is also on this page just a couple of entries further down.

I am pretty sure it was a "Dawn" malfunction and not a "Garden Web" malfunction because I found his thread while trying to find the one I ultimately linked in my answer, and think I forgot I was answering on his thread and not yours. (rolling eyes at myself here....)

Dawn

Jessica, the offer of chip mulch is still good if you want to make the trip to come get it. You saw the pile; we can spare some. There's no poison on it and the only caveat would be that you probably shouldn't put it next to your house foundation just in case it attracted termites. D

thank you mulberry. in the spring i will take you up on that.

i will check the other thread dawn.