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Can I use saw dust and wood chips from my husbands woodshop?
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Posted by bluebird1019 WV (My Page) on Sun, Mar 25, 07 at 12:24
| My husband is a woodworker as a hobby and we are always dumping tons of saw dust and wood chips in the trash. Can I use it in my flower beds, vegetable garden or my compost pile? I have a huge pile that I really dont want to put on the burn pile if I can use it in my soil. Thanks :o) |
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RE: Can I use saw dust and wood chips from my husbands woodshop?
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| Heck, yes, use that wonderful stuff! I would compost the sawdust (add nitrogen such as spent coffee grounds), & use the chips for mulch. Don't dig woody materials directly into the soil in your beds, as it can cause "nitrogen draft" (the loss of nitrogen that the plants need);
if it's on the surface or if it's composted first, it's wonderful. |
RE: Can I use saw dust and wood chips from my husbands woodshop?
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| I'd add some cow manure if you can find it locally,also.You'd be amazed at how fast sawdust breaks down with a little help from Moo! |
RE: Can I use saw dust and wood chips from my husbands woodshop?
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| If I could insert a note of caution...make sure you find out what, if anything, the wood is treated with. I have to research everything now, after my DH offered me arsenic-treated wood for garden use... |
RE: Can I use saw dust and wood chips from my husbands woodshop?
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| Ditto everyone's advice. I have found the sawdust just great, available and clean. I use it inside in layers in my compost bucket, as well. Lonewolf, are you in the UP? |
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