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Can I mulch with old blue prints? (post #19414)

Joyful Bounty on Thu, 11/17/2011 - 11:00
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My husband brought home a bunch of blue print paper.  I know black and white newspaper is a good mulch base.  Can I safely mulch with the blue print paper?

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Mulching with old blueprint paper (post #19414, reply #1 of 2)

by KimmI in reply to Joyful Bounty [original] on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 04:01

That might depend on just how old this paper is. The old paper, treated with some pretty noxious stuff, that depended on exposure to light, kind of like a photo, would not be. However, today "blueprints" are made on plotters and the images are drawn on so probably no noxious chemicals are on the paper., any more then would be found on your printers paper.

The sign of a good gardener is brown knees, not a green thumb.

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Thanks for the advice (post #19414, reply #2 of 2)

by Joyful Bounty in reply to KimmI [original] on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 10:49

Thanks a lot Kimmi,


The blueprints are from the last year so I think I'll use them this weekend. 

Happy Thanksgiving.