RalphVa
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- Joined
- Dec 19, 2003
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- Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- JD 2025R, previously Gravely 5650 & JD 4010 & JD 1025R
Re: You\'ve chipped it, now what?
I've been chipping for years and have used most of the chipped/shredded material as mulch in my veggie garden and mulch in other areas. I put it down for moisture and weed control. It turns to dirt for the next season.
Wouldn't hurt to add a little bit of 10-10-10 fertilizer to bring the C:N ratio down. Haven't computed really how much to use in typical shreddings because they vary so much in composition. In sawdust, I use 1 bag of 10-10-10 for 2 barrels of sawdust to bring the C:N ratio down to about 25-30. Sawdust is the only mulch component that I add the fertilizer to. The other shreddings just get mixed in with the sawdust.
Ralph
I've been chipping for years and have used most of the chipped/shredded material as mulch in my veggie garden and mulch in other areas. I put it down for moisture and weed control. It turns to dirt for the next season.
Wouldn't hurt to add a little bit of 10-10-10 fertilizer to bring the C:N ratio down. Haven't computed really how much to use in typical shreddings because they vary so much in composition. In sawdust, I use 1 bag of 10-10-10 for 2 barrels of sawdust to bring the C:N ratio down to about 25-30. Sawdust is the only mulch component that I add the fertilizer to. The other shreddings just get mixed in with the sawdust.
Ralph
