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New shredding as mulch?
I'm about to do a lot of cutting down of shrubs etc. I will shred most
of it. Usually, I use the shreddings either as surfacing for the path by the greenhouse, or I put them in the compost heap. Question: is there any harm in just applying all shreddings straight to the soil in the borders, as a mulch? That is, fresh from the shredder? Ta John |
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New shredding as mulch?
On 25/7/06 10:57, in article
, "John" wrote: I'm about to do a lot of cutting down of shrubs etc. I will shred most of it. Usually, I use the shreddings either as surfacing for the path by the greenhouse, or I put them in the compost heap. Question: is there any harm in just applying all shreddings straight to the soil in the borders, as a mulch? That is, fresh from the shredder? Ta John In the archives there's quite a bit of info on this. But basically new bark chippings take nutrients from the soil as they rot down and this can cause shrubs to become chlorotic. When we do that sort of shredding here, we pile the chippings up in a corner for a year and then use them. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (email address on website) |
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New shredding as mulch?
"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 25/7/06 10:57, in article , "John" wrote: I'm about to do a lot of cutting down of shrubs etc. I will shred most of it. Usually, I use the shreddings either as surfacing for the path by the greenhouse, or I put them in the compost heap. Question: is there any harm in just applying all shreddings straight to the soil in the borders, as a mulch? That is, fresh from the shredder? Ta John In the archives there's quite a bit of info on this. But basically new bark chippings take nutrients from the soil as they rot down and this can cause shrubs to become chlorotic. When we do that sort of shredding here, we pile the chippings up in a corner for a year and then use them. if it is twiggy material and green leaves, that will carry with it enough nitrogen to avoid that however most likely eh. rob |
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New shredding as mulch?
On 25/7/06 11:11, in article , "George.com"
wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message ... snip In the archives there's quite a bit of info on this. But basically new bark chippings take nutrients from the soil as they rot down and this can cause shrubs to become chlorotic. When we do that sort of shredding here, we pile the chippings up in a corner for a year and then use them. if it is twiggy material and green leaves, that will carry with it enough nitrogen to avoid that however most likely eh. Sorry, no idea. Twiggy material is still wood, bark etc. so I can't see that will make a difference. But I don't know if the greenery left will be sufficient to overcome the effects of the rotting bark. Possibly not, as there's almost certain to be more wood than leaf. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (email address on website) |
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New shredding as mulch?
"John" wrote in message ... I'm about to do a lot of cutting down of shrubs etc. I will shred most of it. Usually, I use the shreddings either as surfacing for the path by the greenhouse, or I put them in the compost heap. Question: is there any harm in just applying all shreddings straight to the soil in the borders, as a mulch? That is, fresh from the shredder? I've done it with no problem. I've used it on brassica beds and, especially, to top up container grown potatoes. I don't have flower borders though and my veg plots are liberally fertilised through the winter by our chickens :-) Yes, I know you're not supposed to do that either but it raised the fertility of the garden so much that we decided to make the most of it and grow vegetables seriously rather than haphazardly. We have great crops! Mary |
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