I don't want to rain on your parade, but I've experimented with as much as 2
feet of mulch and the bermuda makes its way up and through with vigor.


On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 12:47:16 -0600, J Kolenovsky opined:

It's an experiment. I'm putting a 6 inch layer on chips down on the
bermuda to see how well the fungus that forms on the chips restrict the
growth of the bermuda. It's my understanding it will but I'm
experimenting on how thick the chip layer should be.

I've always gotten dumps of wood chips. It saves the operator from
making dump runs and increases field productivity time.

I know what you mean about the leaves. I ground up 300 sacks in November
and I still want to grind more. Between myself and my neighbor with his
lot as a victory garden, I think we have enough for now. It's still a
temptation as the leaves ALL fell in the last week or so in the Bayou
City.

J


cat daddy wrote:

Wow, how'd you get them to do that? No, no, don't tell me, please
no........ I actually drove past three bags of leaves this morning. I *will*
wash and wax my car and not carry leaves on the trunk 'til Spring..........
How are you using woodchips on the prairie?

"J Kolenovsky" wrote in message
...
I had Davey Tree dump a free load of wood chips by the prairie the City
is letting me establish. Had to take a hired hand and go spread it out.
It was charring on the inside night after it rained and got the green
stuff wet. Didn't want some uninformed person calling the fire dept not
knowing what's going on. (that HAS happened once before)

J

cat daddy wrote:

"animaux" wrote in message
...
I don't think it's been this quiet in here in years! Where is everyone?

I had hoped obsessive compost building had ended with the Mt. Everest
of
heaps, until I happened upon another 75 bags of leaves. It took a while,
but
I now have Vesuvius going in the backyard. Pretty cool on these cold
mornings....
The ground was frosty this morning for the first time, only the bananas
are damaged, and the wild iris and others are putting up new tips. I have
salvia blooming and butterflies...
I watered a couple of days ago, as well........... We're supposedly a
foot low for the year.

I had to water my garden today. The bluebonnets are wanting to bloom,
some
irises are blooming and my redbuds are budding and blooming. There were
red
admirals at the mud puddle and on the lantana, which is all still
blooming. I
don't think we've had a frost up here in NE Round Rock. Not on this
hill,
anyway.