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Oak sawdust for compost?
Is it OK to put oak sawdust on my garden this fall or spring and till it in?
I heard oak has tannic acid in it. Would that hurt it? Thanks |
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Oak sawdust for compost?
"Joe" wrote in message news:7yC0b.204267$Ho3.27283@sccrnsc03... Is it OK to put oak sawdust on my garden this fall or spring and till it in? I heard oak has tannic acid in it. Would that hurt it? Thanks Adding it to a compost pile would probably be OK, I didn't have problems when I did, I'm not sure about just using it directly on the soil, I'd think there'd be some issues about the way it decomposes. Philip |
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Oak sawdust for compost?
"Joe" wrote in message news:7yC0b.204267$Ho3.27283@sccrnsc03...
Is it OK to put oak sawdust on my garden this fall or spring and till it in? I heard oak has tannic acid in it. Would that hurt it? Thanks I use oak sawdust in my compost pile all the time. It does lower the pH, so you might want to monitor and use lime if you need to sweeten the soil. But it's a great source of carbon for composting. |
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Oak sawdust for compost?
Joe wrote:
Is it OK to put oak sawdust on my garden this fall or spring and till it in? I heard oak has tannic acid in it. Would that hurt it? Thanks You left out a whole lot of information. WHERE is this garden located? What sort of soil do you have? How much sawdust do you contemplate tilling in? Is your soil managed organically (biologically hyperactive) or chemically (semi-comatose)? Bill -- Zone 5b (Detroit, MI) I do not post my address to news groups. |
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Oak sawdust for compost?
NEVER add staight uncomposted sawdust of any kind into your garden. The
process of decomosition takes valuable nitrogen out of your soil. I have rabbits that use pine shavings as litter and keep a separate compost pile for their leavings. The pile will compost all winter( started in spring) and by next spring will be added to the garden.Some sawdusts may take two years for decomosition to take place. Oak, being a hard wood and full of tanic acid, may take longer. -- Jayel "Joe" wrote in message news:7yC0b.204267$Ho3.27283@sccrnsc03... Is it OK to put oak sawdust on my garden this fall or spring and till it in? I heard oak has tannic acid in it. Would that hurt it? Thanks |
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