Advice on shredders
- To: "m*@ucdavis.edu"
- Subject: Advice on shredders
- From: M* &* A* G*
- Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 00:14:05 +0200
I finally decided to take the plunge and buy myself a shredder, to help me make the best use of the
mountains of pittosporum leaves and slender branches from my garden for green manure rather than
wasting them by burning on the hearth during winter (it takes too long to prepare the wood for the
return it provides in terms of warmth anyway!). I have two questions
1) how can I work out what sort of green manure will take nitrogen away from my plants ? Have I
understood the issue properly by thinking that it is the wooden part of shreddings which should be
used sparingly for this reason?
2) do I really need to spend about 500 US dollars to get a decent shredder (i.e. something that will
shred twigs/branches of up to an inch in diameter?
Anthony
