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Wood Shavings
After a session of DIY involving carpentry I'm now left with just over 2
buckets of clean untreated pine wood shavings. Query...... is this material of any use in my garden or greenhouse ? Best regards........ vsop. |
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Wood Shavings
On 07/04/2010 19:33, vsop wrote:
After a session of DIY involving carpentry I'm now left with just over 2 buckets of clean untreated pine wood shavings. Query...... is this material of any use in my garden or greenhouse ? Best regards........ vsop. Personally I put such things in the compost bin. It all helps for a good mix. Even if they don't rot down quickly they help break up the soil and make it lighter. -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. |
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Wood Shavings
On Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:52:12 +0200, David in Normandy
wrote: On 07/04/2010 19:33, vsop wrote: After a session of DIY involving carpentry I'm now left with just over 2 buckets of clean untreated pine wood shavings. Query...... is this material of any use in my garden or greenhouse ? Best regards........ vsop. Personally I put such things in the compost bin. It all helps for a good mix. Even if they don't rot down quickly they help break up the soil and make it lighter. Yes, provided the wood is untreated it can only help to break up heavy soil. You need to dig it in of course and not put it on in lumps. |
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