Joined: 18 Mar 2003
Posts: 2001
Location: San Antonio,TEXAS
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 1:22 pm Post subject: Sawdust from treated lumber
We're remodeling and I was just reminded of something. The sawdust from treated lumber will provide at least 8 year's supply of microbe killer where ever the carpenters saw their wood. There is a dead spot in my lawn where I mistakenly sawed some treated lumber 8 years ago. I just vacuumed up the mess and asked the guys to move their sawhorses to the driveway where we can sweep it up more easily.
Joined: 10 Mar 2003
Posts: 875
Location: Irondale,Alabama
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 1:56 pm Post subject:
Wow! That is interesting!
If all you want is the 8-year mulching material, that is great.
However, if you wanted to speed up the decomposition of the treated wood chips, I wonder if lots of extra molasses or sugary products would encourage more fungi growth and decomposition on the woody mulch?
