Re: Wood chip mulch

At 09:30 AM 9/20/2005, Francisco J. de la Mota wrote:
As long as you don't mix it with the soil (it would withdraw nitrogen from the soil), you can spread it right away!
As mentioned elsewhere, application of some organic nitrogen is not a bad idea. If your soil already has had mulch on it, it will be the most accepting of this new material, if the soil is currently bare, you might also mix in some dried leaves, lawn clippings, and other 'leafy' stuff. If other broadleaf material is mixed into these chippings, it may be fine: if 100% pine, adding 'complimentary' material might be considered to provide more diversity for the 'sheet composting' process. Fresh pine chips can also sometimes be very water repellant - if on a slope, consider this effect.

Seán O.

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