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03-04-05, 01:12 AM
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Join Date: Feb-2004
Location: Lower mainland, BC
Posts: 25
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Hemlock or spruce?
Being that i have an unlimited supply of spruce and hemlock shavings i was curious if it would be safe to use them for substrate?.or am i better off sticking to store bought?
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03-04-05, 01:41 AM
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Join Date: Mar-2002
Location: BC
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I wouldn't use them. They are still softwoods, so they still have nasty phenols and stuff.
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03-04-05, 01:44 AM
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Join Date: May-2004
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Age: 37
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If you can get aspen go with that.
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03-04-05, 01:47 AM
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Join Date: Feb-2004
Location: Lower mainland, BC
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Thanx
I'll stick to the store bought aspen
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03-04-05, 07:35 AM
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Join Date: Mar-2003
Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Posts: 471
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somebody once said that pine bark would be ok because the bark doesn't have the nasty phenols stuff... anybody know anything about that??
Thanks,
Bristen.
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03-04-05, 12:49 PM
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Join Date: Mar-2002
Location: BC
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Yeah, bark doesn't have any phenols in it as it isn't true wood. Its cork cambium. No vessels, no xylem, no phloem, etc etc.
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03-04-05, 12:58 PM
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Join Date: Mar-2003
Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Posts: 471
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hmmm.. I'm confused now, because you weren't sure about pine bark in another thread?? Help??
Bristen.
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03-04-05, 07:26 PM
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Join Date: Mar-2002
Location: BC
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Its not that I wasn't sure about Pine bark, its that I wasn't suer about YOUR SOURCE for Pine bark. And I wasn't about to make a claim and have an animal die. Not worth it for me to stick my neck out like that, LOL! When you cut a tree, it can fill the cuts with resin. Ever burn a log and have it go up like it had gas poured on it? Yeah, that's the resin. That stuff can pour out onto the bark. I don't know if your stuff might have that on it. I can't see that far from over here in BC.
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03-07-05, 12:50 PM
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Join Date: Mar-2003
Location: New Brunswick, Canada
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ok, then I'm not risking trying the pine bark.. thanks!
Bristen.
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