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What should bark look like when pack is opened?

NIMAN · 2016-06-09 15:51:48

I had a few bags of decorative bark stored in the garage from last year, and when I opened them they were very dark, wet and lot of white substance where the wood had been. I assumed it was ruined, so bought a couple of fresh ones today. They were same, except no white stuff. So can I use my old ones? I assume they should…

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09-06-2016 4:51pm

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NIMAN

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I had a few bags of decorative bark stored in the garage from last year, and when I opened them they were very dark, wet and lot of white substance where the wood had been.

I assumed it was ruined, so bought a couple of fresh ones today. They were same, except no white stuff.

So can I use my old ones? I assume they should be ok, as the white is probably only rotting wood material?

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#2 09-06-2016 5:49pm
magicbastarder

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The white stuff is just fungus. Will die off if you spread it.

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