Janet Tweedy wrote:

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Janet Tweedy wrote:

We compost 'em - a big heap works best (for at least a year)

On their own or mixed with other stuff?

We usually just leave the big heaps where we've been chipping but it probably is
better mixed with other stuff if you have the time.

Also raw as paths in the
woodland areas or between raised beds in the veg plots.


What sort of depth for that? Just to cover the soil or a good three or
four inches?

For woodland paths just a good few inches with nothing underneath (I like
bio-degradable paths so we can change the layout without having loadsa rubble
to dig out) -add more as stuff becomes available.
For between the raised beds - old compost bags or newspaper etc underneath + a
good covering of chippings - I tend to use my workshop chippings or chainsaw
chippings for this mainly because they're nearer, they don't look good as a
border mulch and they contain less bark and green stuff so don't compost so
easily.

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