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I found an interesting link to an article about woodchip mulching on the 'what I did today' thread. http://www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry/Pub...Production.pdf
It suggests mulching your beds with chip after planting out is not only beneficial in keeping weeds down, but in keeping soil quality high.
I'd welcome people's thoughts on this if they've experimented. The article suggests 3 inch diameter of chip is the ideal, (better than 6 inch) and hardwood rather than conifer. Now, I'm pretty sure that the chip available on my plot is mostly conifer. And it's nowhere near 3 inches in diameter. What about everyone else? And do you add extra nitrogen (seaweed?) as the article suggests? 'Sawdust' (presumably the usual chip is what he means) is not a s good as it ties up lots more nitrogen).
It's a short article, but if you don't want to read it, basically, around 20 lbs of chip on a 15 foot bed should mimic the articles recommendations for 10 tons per acre.
I wanted to experiment with a decent mulch this year, to keep the weeds down, as I can only get to the plot a couple of times a week, and don't want to spend my whole time weeding!
Am sure you'll have lots of suggestions.
Thanks.
)
I found an interesting link to an article about woodchip mulching on the 'what I did today' thread. http://www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry/Pub...Production.pdf
It suggests mulching your beds with chip after planting out is not only beneficial in keeping weeds down, but in keeping soil quality high.
I'd welcome people's thoughts on this if they've experimented. The article suggests 3 inch diameter of chip is the ideal, (better than 6 inch) and hardwood rather than conifer. Now, I'm pretty sure that the chip available on my plot is mostly conifer. And it's nowhere near 3 inches in diameter. What about everyone else? And do you add extra nitrogen (seaweed?) as the article suggests? 'Sawdust' (presumably the usual chip is what he means) is not a s good as it ties up lots more nitrogen).
It's a short article, but if you don't want to read it, basically, around 20 lbs of chip on a 15 foot bed should mimic the articles recommendations for 10 tons per acre.
I wanted to experiment with a decent mulch this year, to keep the weeds down, as I can only get to the plot a couple of times a week, and don't want to spend my whole time weeding!
Am sure you'll have lots of suggestions.
Thanks.
)
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