Wood chip ground cover and trail building

[old and tired]

..I have crazy invasive Japanese stilt grass...

Put it on thick enough, it cokes out just about everything. English ivy can still work its way under it.

RoundUp, even at a low dose, does wonders to stilt grass. No need to soak it, a light dusting over the area works great for me.

 

[D&D]

I've been spreading wood chips on my trails for 20 years... it gets old doing it but it looks great afterwards and last for 4 or 5 (???) years. By the end, we are down to dirt usually.

I've spread them pretty thick (4-6") if we get a large pile of them. If it's a smaller load, 2 to 3" thick.

Only thing different, over the years, I usually could spread a pile out in 1.5 days. Now it takes 4 or 5 days to spread it out. Sucks getting old!

If you have or can borrow, a small manure spreader will also spread mulch/chips. I use a top dresser for mine