Does anyone know if the woodchips available (rather cheaply) at the
Raleigh yard waste center are suitable for putting under my 10 month
old's swingset? Other suggestions would be appreciated also.

Steve

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Does anyone know if the woodchips available (rather cheaply) at the
Raleigh yard waste center are suitable for putting under my 10 month
old's swingset? Other suggestions would be appreciated also.


I would not use these wood chips from the yard waste center on a
playground - could be poison ivy and other trash mixed in. Go to a
reputable landscape materials retailer and get some certified stuff - all
you need is no more than one cubic yard (pick-up truck load)...cost about
$20/cy for good quality wood chips.

Surely youre kid is worth $20.

Or let him play on the bare dirt like I did growing up - a few bumps and
scrapes will make a man out of him/her.

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Does anyone know if the woodchips available (rather cheaply) at the
Raleigh yard waste center are suitable for putting under my 10 month
old's swingset? Other suggestions would be appreciated also.


I would not use these wood chips from the yard waste center on a
playground - could be poison ivy and other trash mixed in. Go to a
reputable landscape materials retailer and get some certified stuff - all
you need is no more than one cubic yard (pick-up truck load)...cost about
$20/cy for good quality wood chips.

Surely youre kid is worth $20.

Or let him play on the bare dirt like I did growing up - a few bumps and
scrapes will make a man out of him/her.

Hopefully not out of her... :-) Those would have to have some weird
chemicals on them.

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Does anyone know if the woodchips available (rather cheaply) at the
Raleigh yard waste center are suitable for putting under my 10 month
old's swingset? Other suggestions would be appreciated also.

Steve


Do you really need them yet? I would think at 10 months that your baby
still needs you to carry him/her to the swing and put them in it and
take them out and stay with them. You might want to wait and get them
next year when the baby is doing things on his/her own and then you
could get a good quality surface area.

I found this guy online when I was searching for some soil perviously,
you might want to check out what he has.

http://www.areamulchandsoils.com/playground_mulches.htm

Jo

On 2006-05-01, wrote:
Does anyone know if the woodchips available (rather cheaply) at the
Raleigh yard waste center are suitable for putting under my 10 month
old's swingset? Other suggestions would be appreciated also.

Steve


Here is an alternative idea:

The aptly named Clint Firestone, sales manager at Rubber Safe
Playgrounds, Inc., likes to begin his sales pitch with a laundry list of
the benefits of shredded rubber: .It doesn.t attract insects, dogs, or
cats, it doesn.t decompose, and it pays for itself because of longevity
of product life..

The shredded rubber product is made entirely from scrap tires. Magnetic
separation equipment removes the steel belting from the tires, and then
they are sliced into mulch-sized pieces. .From my own firsthand
experience, kids play with the rubber more than they play with the
swings.they love to bounce around on it,. says Firestone. .It doesn.t
stain, it doesn.t smell, and it.s safe.. According to ASTM
International.s scientific testing labs, shredded rubber provides twice
the cushioning effect of sand, gravel, or woodchip products.

I have also heard some people actually prefer uniform pea gravel, but
they recommend 9 inch depth. Sooner or later it would become compact
due to falling organic matter such as leaves that rot.

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