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Henman
Joined: 07 Jun 2003
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Location: Huntington Texas
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 6:18 pm Post subject: red oak shaving in the garden?? |
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| Does anyone know for certian if the shaving left after a red oak tree stump is ground down is fit to put into a garden or the compost pile? I have a neighbor who has a few that have been ground down but his son didnt think it was good for a garden for some reason(too acidic or something like that). I am planning on getting my garden ready for the winter this weekend and am considering putting these shaving in some of my beds to help with drainage and as a soil builder. |
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dragonfly
Joined: 20 May 2003
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Location: parker county, texas
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| Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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| If you leave it in the garden area, I would just use it as mulch. You could compost it, though, if you add a good amount of nitrogen products to break it down well. |
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CaptainCompostAL
Joined: 10 Mar 2003
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Location: Irondale,Alabama
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Check out this article I wrote on using wood products in mulching and in composting:
http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/organic/2003102549029354.html
Happy Gardening! |
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