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  • Woodchip! Yay!

    Finally, after contacting tree surgeons and haunting the FB selling pages, I found someone willing to deliver woodchip.

    Compost arrives soon, and then the new raised bed area will be complete.

    Better start digging the rest of the plot, then...

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  • #2
    I love woodchip.
    He-Pep!

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    • #3
      I want to roll in it...

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      • #4
        I like using it but not enough to roll in it
        Last edited by Greenleaves; 15-03-2019, 02:19 PM.

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        • #5
          It smells so good!
          Another happy Nutter...

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          • #6
            A couple of weeks ago, I was rolling in it, literally. That bloody dog lead and my big boots - not a good combination. I got to sniff it real good haha
            https://nodigadventures.blogspot.com/

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            • #7
              good innit? I use mine on my paths, then scrape it up when it rots and use it as mulch.

              tbh I use it as bed cover too. I did a test patch one year and the moisture it retains in the soil is amazing

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              • #8
                Anybody tried using freshly chopped wood chip as a mulch when growing veg?
                It is suggested there is a nitrogen loss due to the microbial action of the composting wood.
                Anybody had any success using this?
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                • #9
                  I use it.

                  Mainly for weed suppression and moisture retention. I reckon I loose on the slugs but gain on the above. I use nematodes and pellets to try to keep them down. I also bung on weed tea to militate against this.

                  I try not use fresh fresh woodchip. my paths have membrane under them to keep the marestail down, as a result they get a bit soggy, so I generally scrape up (carefully) the soggiest woodchip up after a year or so, and then use that for mulches.

                  We've had no woodchip deliveries for a while, so I've been digging out the back of the heap - it's not good for paths, but it's almost compost, it's ace :-)

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                  • #10
                    Nitrogen should only be locked up at the interface between the wood chip and soil. As long as you don't incorporate it into the soil it should be fine.

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