We have a truly mammoth pile of chippings from six stumps that we have
ground out. Are they any use for soil conditioner? Some are from newly
felled trees, others form long-dead stumps.

Any views

Thanks

Harry

"Harry Ziman" wrote in message
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We have a truly mammoth pile of chippings from six stumps that we have
ground out. Are they any use for soil conditioner? Some are from newly
felled trees, others form long-dead stumps.

Any views

Thanks

Harry


Rotting wood removes nitrogen from the soil.

--
Tumbleweed

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"Harry Ziman" wrote in message ...
We have a truly mammoth pile of chippings from six stumps that we have
ground out. Are they any use for soil conditioner? Some are from newly
felled trees, others form long-dead stumps.

Any views

This has come up before, and there was quite sharp disagreement. I
took the conservative side, suggesting that the material should be
left to rot for a long time, preferably composted with high-nitrogen
stuff like chicken droppings or urea, before being used as a mulch,
while the radicals said "Nah, just go ahead and spread it on now". My
idea is that it can rob the soil of nitrogen, and that pests can
shelter in it; judging from the experiences of the other camp, I
suspect that in ordinary garden conditions it probably doesn't make
much difference.

Mike.

On Mon, 3 May 2004 08:26:43 +0100, "Tumbleweed"
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"Harry Ziman" wrote in message
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We have a truly mammoth pile of chippings from six stumps that we have
ground out. Are they any use for soil conditioner? Some are from newly
felled trees, others form long-dead stumps.

Any views

Thanks

Harry


Rotting wood removes nitrogen from the soil.

And is said by some to encourage honey fungus.


--
Chris

E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net

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"Harry Ziman" wrote in message
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We have a truly mammoth pile of chippings from six stumps that we
have
ground out. Are they any use for soil conditioner? Some are from
newly
felled trees, others form long-dead stumps.

Any views

Thanks

Harry


Rotting wood removes nitrogen from the soil.

That is easily overcome by using the stuff as a mulch and watering it
occasionally with diluted urine.

Franz