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

 

[old and tired]

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

Wheel barrow and pitch forks... lots of loading and dumping... then repeat!!

 

[grsthegreat]

Ive been chipping, shredding and spreading my own chips on the trails for over 20 years. Never had any issues. Keeps grass and weeds at bay. Never sprayed weed killer either.