Composted wood chips would have sat in a pile for at least one year.


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Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Arborist
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.

"symplastless" wrote in message
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Composted means the symplast has died and the wood has begun to break
down.


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Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Arborist
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding
us that we are not the boss.

"Eigenvector" wrote in message
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"symplastless" wrote in message
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Calcium is an element not a nutrient. Comosted wood and nurse logs add
calcium, the element.


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Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Arborist
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman

I'll have to remember that, although you'll also have to explain what
comosted means - since you chose to get technical. Might as well go all
out and learn all I can.


"Eigenvector" wrote in message
news Any reason why joint compound can't be worked into the soil to add in
nutrients, like calcium, or as a way to control the ph of the soil? I
have about 3 lbs of the stuff from a previous drywall project and
didn't want to toss it out, when I could toss it on the compost pile or
toss it in the dirt to break down.