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Re: Mulch

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Hi Kim,

In Quebec we have studied the use of chipped branches (3" diameter and less)
and found that they do fine in field and garden.

If you get summertime materials with leaves included, the C/N ratio is good
for composting and mulching.

Moira Ryan, a retired New Zealand horticulturalist who contributes to the
Compost list and the Organic Gardening list, has reported her chipped
materials are entirely consumed in her soil in a matter of months.

She chips her own, as do I, which does yield a smaller chip. The only thing
to avoid is a big pile of chips where some part of the pile may have soured
due to anaerobic decomposition; this could cause trouble.

So go for fresh materials with lots of leafy stuff in them, and you'll do
fine, I expect.

Good Gardening,

Frank Teuton
-----Original Message-----
From: Kim Kiernan <kkiernan@home.com>
To: sqft@listbot.com <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Saturday, March 13, 1999 5:39 AM
Subject: Mulch


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>Hi there.  Does anyone know if you can use yard clipping that have been
>chipped and shredded as a mulch right away or do you have to compost it
>first.  All of the material is disease free and is a nice texture, but
>it is still raw material, not broken down or anything yet.
>
>Thanks for the advice.  I need lots of mulch in my yard and I can't
>afford to buy compost (the bagged kind) this year like I normally do and
>my homemade compost is never enough.
>
>Any other ideas for mulch would also be appreciated.  I don't have a
>lawn to use as mulch material.  And unfortunately I don't know of any
>cheap waste products from processing plants around here.  I live in a
>very urban area.  THough from previous posts on this list about mushroom
>compost made me wish I lived near a mushroom processing factory.
>
>Kim
>zone 9
>Laguna HIlls, SO CA
>
>
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