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... Thanks for the advice. I will pile it up in a corner for this year as you
... say, Sacha. Now I'm off to get the ear plugs out and start up my
... shredder......
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I would suggest if you want to use the chippings/shreddings now
........... add a high nitrogen fertiliser to the areas where you
spread it. Because this is what is used up in the soil as its breaks
down of the matter.

Mike P