Re: Wood chip mulch
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Wood chip mulch
- From: M* <M*@aol.com>
- Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 23:15:21 EST
In a message dated 98-03-31 23:11:54 EST, you write:
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I know its a commonly known fact that wood waste uses up nitrogen as it
decomposes, but what i want to know is what happens to the N? Does it get
given off as ammonia- do the bacteria turn it into protein for their growth
- is it lost forever(as far as the garden goes) or merely unavailable for a
period of time? Does anybody know?
Brian
http://vvv.com/~amdigest/cusheon.htm
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the Nitrogen is tied up IN the bactera and fungi. their populations exploid
in numbers as they feed on the wood and each other. when they die the
nitrogen is released again for use by plants.
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