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| I just had the two Norwegian Maples in my yard cut down and the stumps ground out. The trees were tremendous and made a big mess all the time. I plan on planting other tree's but thats a story for another time.
Now that the stumps are gone i don't know what to do with what is left of them. I'm kind of in a rush to figure out what to do bencause the tree's were in the middle of my yard and i'm having a party over the weekend with about 50 guests, most of which will be children who will want to play in the yard. I started putting the much like stuff into paper bags for recycling but it's so heavy I can only fill each bag about a quarter of the way full. It's also going to rain a few times this week and once they get wet i can't bag them anymore because the moisture combined with the weight will destroy the bags before i can get them to the curb for collection. Is it possible to use this stuff as mulch ? It's not exactly saw dust and it's not exactly wood chips but somewhere in between. there even seems to be a bit of soil mixed it with some of it. I don't plan on putting it in the ground but rather on top. my idea is to buy some lumber from the store and edge out an area along my fence to put some plants and flowers. This way I can add something to look at in my yard and hide the
There is a bit of grass in the area now and I read on the forum that placing some newspaper down will take care of that. I'm just curious if you guys think this is a good idea ? also does this mulch attract a lot of bugs or other pests like rodents ? |
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| The stump grindings will turn into usable compost, but it might take three years. It sounds like you have pretty chunky stuff. Mulch is put down around trees and shrubs to suppress weed growth, and to help retain moisture. You can use this material as mulch, immediately, if you have a place where it would be useful, and look good. I am not finding very many insects and no rodents in our compost pile here in Madison. Our pile is mostly shredded maple tree leaves. |
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| Thanks for the reply. I am looking to use it as mulch and I do need to do it right away. I'm going to frame out a long narrow area along my fence with lumber, Ill put a few colorful plants in and the add the stump grindings after as mulch, it's not that chunky, it looks close to what you get in the store if you bought a bag minus the dye. should i be concerned about the portions of it that have a little soil mixed in it ? |
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| First of all, congrats on getting rid of those Norway maples! They are terribly weedy and invasive trees and near impossible to garden under. I would definitely use the grindings as mulch, they sound pretty nice actually, and if there's a little soil mixed in, no problem. Most of the soil will probably leach through the chips when it rains anyway. I had 3-4 Norways removed in December 2007 and the tree service left me a big pile of wood chips. I've been using them all along, but after aging 3 years those chips are really nice now for mulching. When the chips are spread they do not seem to attract bugs or rodents, but lots of critters like to live in the big pile - moles, chipmunks, worms, salamanders, and assorted insects. |
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