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Cedar Mulch as a rooting medium

I was talking to another forum membe last night about using cedar mulch as a rooting medium. On it's face it sounds pretty good.

The other member said cedar mulch is a terrible rooting media since it inhibits root production.

Im not saying anyone is right or wrong, im just inquisitive. Does anyone know definitively that cedar is a bad rooting medium? If so, why?

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  • BLB

It contains naturally formed chemicals that are at least anti biotic and may be growth inhibiting. Lots of plants do this and that is the reason anything planted near Black walnut is doomed. I would not use cedar

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