Mixing Wood Chips and Compost
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2 April 2007. The city supplied wood chips, mostly deciduous, were picked up in October 2006 and the compost is garden waste brewing since October 2006. The two were mixed together in the shredder/chipper and will be left for further brewing for about a month then spread on the garden beds.
The deciduous wood chips are used to create a more friable soil to insure water gets to the plant roots. Basically the process is the addition of fibre and some nutrients, plus it is a convenient method of disposing of the garden waste. The amount of compost generated from the garden waste is very minimal about 4 cubic yards for the year.
Durgan.
2 Comments:
Hi Durgan seems as though you know your stuff, i am a novice at this, and wondered if you could tell me how soon one can start planting outdoors, i am in Nova scotia. I have started some vegies indoors, and am keen to get them outdoors soon.. any help would be so appreciated thanks Trish
You are probably in Zone 6, so can put a lot of vegetable plants in by probably May 8, and in some cases earlier.
Cold tolerant are radishes, peas, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, lettuce, swiss chard, carrots, spinach and potatoes.
Tomatoes and peppers cannot tolerate any frost. Cover without fail if the weather turns cold, particularly at night.
Beans need warm soil so put in later.
You learn year by year by trial and error. Put a few plant out and test. I usually push the envelope and sometimes I win and sometimes I have a minor disaster and lose a few plants.
Durgan.
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