Cocoa Mulch

Can you image! Cocoa is not only good for your body, but for fertilizing your yard as well. Recently, I came a cross National Cocoa Shell, a company that distributes cocoa shell mulch or cocoa mulch. The mulch is created from the shells of the cacao bean. After the cacao bean is harvested, dried, fermented, roasted and winnowed/hulled, you are left with a cacao nib which is processed into chocolate and the outer shell. It is the outer shell that is used to create cocoa mulch.

According to the website, cocoa mulch adds nutrients to the soil and leaves a nice aroma for two to three weeks after it is spread about the yard. I’ll take that over manure smell any day!