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# Mulch ado about nothing
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/mulch-ado-about-nothing-editor/
- Published: 2007-09-17T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T02:53:36.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Beverly Reichel Santa Monica*

If our city leaders truly intend to use the Second and Fourth street ficus trees identified as diseased for mulch ("Hard to Say Good-bye,” SMDP, page 1, Sept. 14), they should be made aware that the use of diseased plant material for mulch is not a recommended gardening practice. Surely they do not wish to spread disease?

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 17, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/091707.pdf?ref=smdp.com)