cocoa shells

[sunny-meg]

Hi all,

My daughter has brought home a 75ltr bag of cocoa shells (because she liked the smell of them!). What's the best use for these and am I lilkely to attract any unwanted pests to the garden. Thanks for any ideas.

[Flummery]

They make a great mulch around plants sunny-meg. Because they have a sort of sticky substance in them, when they get damp they mat together and make a really good weed-suppressant. They also smell gorgeous! Pest are likely to be ladies (WOMEN NEED CHOCOLATE!) lying in your flower beds and groaning with delight!

[seasprout]

Keep dogs away from them, they are toxic to dogs and dogs are attracted to this product.

[sunny-meg]

Thanks Seasprout, our dog died in June so no need to worry about that now (still miss him). We will only use in back garden.