Re: Question about composting
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Question about composting
- From: M*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 11:31:27 EST
>Does anyone know the best way to compost the shredded material from pine
>tree stumps? Would black plastic bags with holes work as with dead dry
>leaves? Or should it just be left in a pile? I'd like to use it for soil
>amendment in my perennial beds a few months..or years down the road. Is
>this a good idea?
We have found pine tree stump grindings to be extremely slow to decompose
as they usually contian a large amount of resins, more so in the stump.
Would not recommend using them until they are well decomposed as an
adamant to garden soil. If you really want to compost them mix in
gradually with your other compost materials. We doubt if using plastic
bags would help much.
Actually we only use this type of material to cover are pathways.
w martin
myg1728@aol.com
http://www.oakmediacreations.com/myg/index.html
Zone 5, Southwestern Lower Michigan
Martin's Yard & Garden
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