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I, have several bags of sawdust to get rid of and decided to try using it in the garden so i placed some into bucket and poured 2lts of liquid from a compost bin into it than filled up with water, i have been stirring this every day to help saturate the sawdust with the mix. Can anyone tell me if i can add this into the soil by hoeing or would i be better just leaving it on top of the soil
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it may be a struggle to reach the top, but once your over the hill your problems start.
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That I'd put in the compost bin. The rest I'd use as a mulch next spring when I put my seedlings into the ground.
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I'm sure you could add it to the compost bin as brown material layered or mixed with green waste you could keep it dry and use as a mulch next spring summer it will eventually rot down and add texture to your soil I suppose
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Is it sawdust from treated or untreated wood? If its treated I'd be more cautious about using it around plants - maybe use it on paths instead.Comment
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Also is it sawdust from tree wood or man made wood (I would worry about what bonding agents were used in composite boards ),if tree wood is it from acid or alkaline varietiesHe who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame
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using sawdust in the garden
I, have several bags of sawdust to get rid of and decided to try using it in the garden so i placed some into bucket and poured 2lts of liquid from a compost bin into it than filled up with water, i have been stirring this every day to help saturate the sawdust with the mix. Can anyone tell me if i can add this into the soil by hoeing or would i be better just leaving it on top of the soilit may be a struggle to reach the top, but once your over the hill your problems start.
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Like others have said it depends just on what type of wood was made to produce the dust.
As a for instance MDF can be carcinogenic, old railway sleepers contain creosote.
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You could use it on paths. Charles Dowding has tried this on his new garden.Comment
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will this help keep slugs and snails off the plants? I have lost a lot of young plants this year to them and I don`t want to use slug pellets in the veg gardenOriginally posted by zazen999 View Postit may be a struggle to reach the top, but once your over the hill your problems start.
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the sawdust is a mix of kiln dried hard woodOriginally posted by Potstubsdustbins View Post
thanks for the info on MDFit may be a struggle to reach the top, but once your over the hill your problems start.
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Indeed you can, I did this 2 summers ago and it is now composted and on the beds. Looked great that summer though!Originally posted by alldigging View Post
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