Woodchip decomposing for path mulch, and why you can use conifer wood

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Charles Dowding

Charles Dowding

Күн бұрын

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@suepowlesland8541
@suepowlesland8541 Күн бұрын
Excellent info, thank you Charles! I really wanted wood chip paths, but in my area chip is very expensive. With your help I was able to triple my compost production last year. So I looked at my large piles of lumpy, chunky, twiggy compost and thought, why not sift that? Put the sieved stuff on the beds and the rest on the paths? And it worked beautifully! I have weed-free and cost-free paths😊
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Excellent! Thanks for sharing Sue
@elizabethwilson9126
@elizabethwilson9126 Күн бұрын
I live in a 100 year old house in Lithgow Australia . I have a conifer at the back.of my lot that must be the same age. The soil underneath the fallen needles is soft, rich, a dark colour. I started using it in my veg garden with other soil and compost. Its been wonderful. No acidic problems at all.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig 23 сағат бұрын
Lovely to hear Elizabeth. That's a good age for a conifer
@wakeupwith_morgan
@wakeupwith_morgan Күн бұрын
The cat on top of the mulch pile I love it
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
💚 🐈
@yvonnejackson1696
@yvonnejackson1696 Күн бұрын
It was a cameo appearance
@carlgustavsen2143
@carlgustavsen2143 Күн бұрын
Should always a Cat in the garden with you
@aname5267
@aname5267 Күн бұрын
I spent three hours today mulching my allotment with well rotted cow and chicken manure. It’s hard work barreling it over and my muscles are stiff but I can’t wait to go back tomorrow and rake it all flat. ❤
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Sounds promising!
@wordwalkermomma4
@wordwalkermomma4 20 сағат бұрын
Think of how much money you didn’t spend at the gym.😄 Turmeric (as food or supplement) can help with the Inflammation that causes soreness, or arnica oil for a muscle rub. Hope you feel better fast.
@weirdowilab1726
@weirdowilab1726 Күн бұрын
I just got my first woodchips from a tree cutting and was thinking of what im gonna do with it. Very timely this video of yours 😊. You always know what gardeners need, thanks for this video charles youre a saint.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Wonderful! This video was not planned or scripted, just felt right to make :)
@RFranks
@RFranks Күн бұрын
I usually use it fresh for pathways but sieve the 1 year old stuff into compost. This and leaf mulch made a big difference to my compost by bulking it out more and making it less soggy.
@martincooper9982
@martincooper9982 Күн бұрын
I think a lot of the bits of wood that get on my beds from the paths come from birds grubbing in it and throwing it around! Wood chip makes a lovely path across the garden - I got a load from a tree chopped down on my street, and it goes a beautiful colour in autumn.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Nice to hear Martin
@GARDENER42
@GARDENER42 Күн бұрын
Every year, I add about 5cm of year old finely chipped prunings mixed with the sawdust & planings out of my woodworking dust collector to my interbed paths & 9 months later, they've pretty much gone. Right now, my paths are literally covered in fungal fruiting bodies. Like compost, it takes a degree of dedication to ensure I have enough.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
That sounds healthy path soil, worth the effort
@tinad6812
@tinad6812 Күн бұрын
I have been loving my wood chips in my paths and I also use it as a brown in my compost. I loved seeing Minty in the video. So sweet 😊
@carlgustavsen2143
@carlgustavsen2143 Күн бұрын
Should always a Cat in the garden with you
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Great and thanks Tina
@azamshakoor3098
@azamshakoor3098 Күн бұрын
Minty was enjoying the woodchips falling through the sieve 😁😺 cute 🐈😺 she was having more fun watching you sieve the woodchips and preparing the path ways ,,always fun and inspiring to watch your videos sirji 👍🙏🇮🇳
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Thanks Azam, glad you like her!
@dale3696
@dale3696 Күн бұрын
Great video Charles, thanks for sharing and dispelling some myths about woodchip. I get the Council Forest Litter, by the cubic metre here in Australia, every year, and i use it to add to my compost bins & paths and whatever else i need, its great stuff. It is so good to see your happy smiling face getting so passionate about Your garden, paths, woodchip, etc... You inspire me Charles and for that I Thank You !!
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Thanks Dale, lovely to hear. The forest litter sounds a nice deal
@jsbadger
@jsbadger Күн бұрын
Thankfully, we are a bit "nerdy" about it too, Charles. Always a joy to see a perspective on these things and the options available. Thank you much.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Great to hear and you are welcome 🙂
@pascalxus
@pascalxus Күн бұрын
that's such a good point about not putting too much woodchip in pathways and definately not on the beds.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Cheers Pascal
@Everywhere2
@Everywhere2 Күн бұрын
He's so charming - even when throwing things at the cat.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
‼️ thanks
@delta250a
@delta250a Күн бұрын
For my paths I have never used old stuff. As soon as it's delivered to our site and it gets put on. Always get the best stuff growing at the edges.
@sarahamernik4819
@sarahamernik4819 Күн бұрын
I love the cat's sweet companion!
@carlgustavsen2143
@carlgustavsen2143 Күн бұрын
Should always a Cat in the garden with you
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
She arrived here two years ago :) and was wild!
@iainb1577
@iainb1577 Күн бұрын
Guineapig bedding does a good job.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Good tip!
@jimchristensen965
@jimchristensen965 Күн бұрын
Greetings from central Iowa, USA. I enjoy your wood chip episodes a lot. I don't think anybody else could make them as interesting as you do Our soil is starting to freeze up now and sometime after the new year as the catalogs arrive I will do some planning and make some revisions to last years garden. Seasons Greetings!
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Lovely to hear Jim, and thanks. I can imagine that your state soil is a little bare now with the corn and soybean harvest's gone, I hope your garden will be good next spring.
@barrypetejr5655
@barrypetejr5655 Күн бұрын
Have you ever...in the fall shoveled out the path material onto the bed every couple years......I've experimented....seems to work well......but be sure there's material to refill the path😊
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
I get it but never did because I'm happy for the path soil to become more fertile
@NnekaOchonogor
@NnekaOchonogor Күн бұрын
It’s on my to-do for late winter/early spring as soon as I have confirmation of a free load of woodchips. I have 4 years worth of woodchips in my paths and it’s begging to be replaced with fresh chips. It’s all broken down and I suspect I may deal with weed seeds on my paths soon if I don’t sort it out this winter/next spring. It’s going to be hard work but I’ll have 2 years worth of compost afterwards. Win-win.
@paullittle5200
@paullittle5200 Күн бұрын
I found that this acted as a good weed suppresant when spread around my onion sets as a thin mulch in early spring.
@Marzena-b6z
@Marzena-b6z Күн бұрын
Thank you Cherles for the knowladge you share with us, very well explained.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
You are welcome
@Agui007
@Agui007 Күн бұрын
I love wood chip as I used it in my greenhouse for the path. I realise from you it can, be use as light addition for composting ☺ You have competition I see 🐈😂
@RobertKillington-t3k
@RobertKillington-t3k Күн бұрын
Timely advice, thank you. The tree surgeon will be taking down three sycamore trees in the New Year and I’m keeping the wood chip. No idea where I’m going to store it, but some will go down straight away on the paths around the flower beds.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
👍
@alanemaltese
@alanemaltese 2 күн бұрын
So much knowledge given to us freely!! 🎉❤😊
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Cheers Alan
@ohio_gardener
@ohio_gardener Күн бұрын
I love the free wood chips that I am able to get. Every fall I get several large loads of free chips from a local tree trimmer, which I push into a large pile and let them set or a year. At the end of their year everything except for the out 6" to 10" has composted and ready to use. I remove the outer portion to use as the base for the new pile to start breaking down.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
💚 super!
@manuelrojas4483
@manuelrojas4483 Күн бұрын
Esos pasillos de astillas de madera van muy bien con la humedad y lluvias de tu zona.Es como caminar sobre una alfombra.Es impresionante el orden y la estética de tu magnífico huerto.Saludos desde Tenerife!!
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig 23 сағат бұрын
Muchas gracias, tienes razón, supongo que contigo la madera no se descompondría tanto.
@jaynekennedy8469
@jaynekennedy8469 Күн бұрын
I’ve been re mulching my pathways with wood chip today. Still have some more left to do but I love keeping my plot tidy.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Valuable uplift in mood!
@bigbadthesailor5173
@bigbadthesailor5173 Күн бұрын
very helpful to see this - I have 4 vast conifers (thuja and similar) to fell and chip before I can create my new veg garden ... I can confirm the fine growth and foliage, if wet, does decompose. I mixed it with grass clipping this year which helped. 2 still to go ...
@anniecochrane3359
@anniecochrane3359 Күн бұрын
I always love how you grow the healthiest veges with the minimum of complication. Have you ever had to use organic fertiliser? On new beds perhaps?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Thanks Annie, and no. This winter, though I'm adding basalt rock dust to many beds for its mineral and paramagnetic qualities.
@markglidden8766
@markglidden8766 Күн бұрын
Sometimes I dig up my well composted pathways and use it as compost for the garden. I then replace the removed compost with wood chips. It is an easy way to find compost for your garden.
@gmorgan894
@gmorgan894 23 сағат бұрын
Exactly what i do , scrape out top 2 inches from chicken run every year ( 30 ft x 12 ft ) and add it to my compost heap . Results have been great last 2 years.
@davidclayton4712
@davidclayton4712 Күн бұрын
@9:21 why not turn the seive 90 degress so that the stuff that doesn't go though remains in the pile? An why not put a plastic sheet underneath the seive so you can easily scoop it up into the wheelbarrow?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
It's better for my back to be in front of the sieve, that at 90° to it, and the plastic shovel makes it easy to scoop up those small chips
@ArtFlowersBeeze8815
@ArtFlowersBeeze8815 Күн бұрын
I change up my garden orientation every 3 years. In the meantime, I bomb a 6 to 8 inch wood chip path. After that 3 years its all broken down and shovel it onto the new beds. Bugs aren't a problem here. I have large hedgerows with flowers on the edges to attract beneficials such as birds, insects, occasional snakes and larger predators. I never worry about the soil under a path. I use them quite often . If the roots want to go into a path, sure, but its more like air pruning. I also use spent mushroom blocks under that wood chip. That mycelium breaks down the wood chip. Sometimes I get morels!
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Busy, and morels, amazing
@TimeaLehoczki
@TimeaLehoczki 22 сағат бұрын
That woodshaving is so pretty on your pathways Charles. Also it must smell really lovely. Timea x
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig 10 сағат бұрын
Thanks Timea x. Yes on both counts!
@TopinambourDeSouffre
@TopinambourDeSouffre Күн бұрын
You're a crack. Thank you for sharing and editing your content to make it accessible to anyone. Bless you! ❤
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Nice comment thanks
@ThatBritishHomestead
@ThatBritishHomestead Күн бұрын
This is the mission for the winter months
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
💚
@GrandmomZoo
@GrandmomZoo Күн бұрын
Hello my calming friend Charles❤
@richardroadcap7957
@richardroadcap7957 Күн бұрын
I use shredded cypress mulch on paths, but cover with cardboard strips for 6-8 weeks in the summer to kill weeds
@GoustiFruit
@GoustiFruit Күн бұрын
It seems Charles had a good day. :-)
@RobertKillington-t3k
@RobertKillington-t3k Күн бұрын
But Minty not so much…
@stevendowden2579
@stevendowden2579 Күн бұрын
enjoyable video charles
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Steven
@johnman559
@johnman559 Күн бұрын
6.03 cat moves in for a stroke😂
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
She enjoys video-making!
@marklloyd6433
@marklloyd6433 15 сағат бұрын
Charles, I have Charles, I have a method for fast decomposition of a large amount of woodchip in one growing season: it should be about 40cm deep and then cover with a layer of ordinary soil, say 10cm. Then sow a diverse mix of different families so things like grasses/ legumes/ brassicas/ borages (cereal rye, vetch, clovers, mustard, fodder and tillage raddish, phacelia etc.) Alone they wouldn't do well but together the root systems are able to thrive in the woodchip and break it down. The energy from photosynthesis must be facilitating it. In the end result you can still see the woodchip but it crumbles in your fingers and holds a tremendous amount of moisture. It does need a good growing spot not behind the shed or under a tree, obviously. Would love it if you tried it!
@marklloyd6433
@marklloyd6433 15 сағат бұрын
my keyboard went a bit bezerk at the beginning there 😂
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig 9 сағат бұрын
Thank you, Mark, that is a great method and I am curious to try it. My concern would be, for want of a better word, weed seeds, such as in the soil, and from plants' seeding. I don't want to add work of weeding from new seeds, but it sounds more like this is to create compost. We shall do somet
@marklloyd6433
@marklloyd6433 3 сағат бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig Yes it may not be the cleanest product, nevertheless still excellent stuff . Dare I say it I don't have zero tolerance for weeds. The self seeded plants tend to have one flush and are easily terminated, and do not persist in my experience. You could turn the whole thing and make compost out of it and get it up to temperature if you are concerned. The principle is just to allow the roots of the plants and the microbial community they support to help break the woody stuff down. You may have noticed around the Ivy roots that creep into the woodchip pile, it is a lot more broken down (if you ignore the fibrous roots holding it together)
@suttonsplash14
@suttonsplash14 Күн бұрын
What is your shovel made of? Seem like the right tool for the job
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Plastic! see 01:53 in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHKvlqaCZr6gj8U
@franksinatra1070
@franksinatra1070 Күн бұрын
Funny I'm watch your video on woodchips today since it was just several days ago I picked up a couple of truckloads of woodchips at our township building to spread between my raised beds. I try not to spread too thick either but for a diferent reason. Since I have mostly raised beds I don't want the woodchips to rot my boxes so I try and keep it more in the cnter of the walkways and not too thick. I have to load my truck but the chips are free so I can't complain.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
That sounds a good deal, and your set up is certainly different to mine!
@franksinatra1070
@franksinatra1070 Күн бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig I can't find that sieve over here in the states. I searched just as you instructed but it does not come up.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig 22 сағат бұрын
Ah shame. You can use an old metal bed frame!
@alhelicon
@alhelicon Күн бұрын
Thanks for your content Charles! I have a question, is it fine to use bark wood instead of wood chips for pathways in vegetable gardens?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Yes you can, but in small pieces, because slugs can live happily under larger slabs of bark
@tedbastwock3810
@tedbastwock3810 Күн бұрын
Minty fresh wood chip pile .. even better .. mmmm .. meow
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig 23 сағат бұрын
😊
@lindsayheyes925
@lindsayheyes925 Күн бұрын
I love your videos. I've got three compost/mulch problems to solve in 2025: A. Garden compost that got flooded 3 ft deep in 2020; B. Pelletised biomass ash which looks like soil after a year (unburnt biomass gives it a surprisingly good texture); C. A 4 year old pile of woodchip plus leaf-mould which looks just like soil. Together, it'd fill a couple of skips, I'm running out if space for composting, and I don't want to send it to waste. I don't grow vegetables. What would you do with it?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
What you describe sounds lovely, more assets than problems. I wish you could grow some vegetables or otherwise there must be neighbours who would enjoy helping themselves? Or you could grow amazing flowers, and mulch trees, hedges...
@lindsayheyes925
@lindsayheyes925 Күн бұрын
@CharlesDowding1nodig Thank you so much. I think a give-away to neighbours sounds good too, but I'd been worriedcabout that. I'll be sowing wild flowers on the bare land left by the heaps.
@racheltree7533
@racheltree7533 Күн бұрын
My first ' No Dig' this year but it is a small urban garden plot. In The Thames valley so it's real slug city here too. Thinking ahead - I have an idea to make a border of gravel (like a gravel moat) around the whole of the plot or would that be very pointless?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig 23 сағат бұрын
I would definitely not do that because gravel very quickly is covered on top by casts of earthworms,, old leaves etc and soon loses the sharpness you desire to deter slugs. Then it's difficult to keep weed free, not comfortable for fingers and adding no fertility. Sorry I cannot help
@fb2659
@fb2659 Күн бұрын
Thank you for this Video. QUESTION: I purchased a truckload of what I thought was natural double shredded hardwood mulch. The lady at the desk didn't seem to have any knowledge. The mulch was much darker than I was used to. I wasn't sure if it was natural but by that time it was too late. After all was spread and done in my paths, I checked their website and I believe I bought walnut chocolate colored mulch :( I'm curious, what would you do in this situation?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Oh dear, that does not sound ideal and I would find out if you can what is used to colour the walnut wood. Something natural, I hope because it would be a huge job to scrape it up
@garydenner6253
@garydenner6253 Күн бұрын
How often would you cover crop a bed, charles?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
I have no rule on that because it's not making a huge difference, maybe every 3 to 4 years
@nobodykayaks1041
@nobodykayaks1041 2 күн бұрын
I used pine needles in my pathways
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Nice 🌲
@johnrimmer7426
@johnrimmer7426 Күн бұрын
I have kept the wooden sides to my beds because otherwise, being on a slope, the soil gradually moves down hill!
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
😮
@mariechristine4104
@mariechristine4104 Күн бұрын
Thank you for this video. Seems like someone is going to spend her Sunday removing woodchips from the beds. Could you share the brand of the shoes you are wearing? They seem so comfy.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Oh wow! They are Muckboots RHS Muckster
@lesflint1929
@lesflint1929 Күн бұрын
I have a big conifer hedge and a hot bin could I use this material chopped up quit fine and compost it to use as a brown. As your feed your path SOIL I noticed you use it
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig 23 сағат бұрын
Yes you can, mixed with greens as usual in your hotline
@martindelbel
@martindelbel 2 күн бұрын
Hello Charles!
@Neenerella333
@Neenerella333 Күн бұрын
I live in a piñon forest with western bark beetles. I would love to chip our dead trees and branches for our paths, but the larvae can still pop up and spread the lil buggers.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Oh maddening
@TheBarefootedGardener
@TheBarefootedGardener 2 күн бұрын
If you know there’s poison ivy in wood chips, will it be persistent?
@Neenerella333
@Neenerella333 Күн бұрын
I suppose you'd have to know what plant parts are in there. Nodes and bits with enough genetic material could sprout, but I wouldn't mess with it at all. You could do an experiment with an isolated compost pile, to see if it comes back. Good luck.
@robynearl
@robynearl Күн бұрын
I have chipped poison ivy that was attached to trees and brush that I was chipping up. I let it sit for 2 years in a pile before using and had no issues with poison ivy growing. Hope this helps.
@richstone2627
@richstone2627 Күн бұрын
Thank you.
@pguk83
@pguk83 Күн бұрын
Royalty on a woodchip pile - Minty 🙂
@teatimetraveller
@teatimetraveller Күн бұрын
Do you think mulching woody perennials with coniferous chips is ok? Its generally very hard to get woodchip where we live but there are a few sources of chips from companies making pellets for biomas stoves, only coniferous though.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig 22 сағат бұрын
Yes fine, I would use them for that
@raynierllewis2827
@raynierllewis2827 Күн бұрын
Dont wood lice helps with the composting process? do they eat the plants as well.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Yes, they do a great job in decomposing woody material, but I find that if there are too many on beds, they also graze on ground level leaves
@Daisy_b
@Daisy_b 19 сағат бұрын
Attrezzi che io utilizzo per setacciare: carriola, piccola pedana, cassetta di plastica con griglie diverse a seconda delle dimensioni che desidero ottenere, paletta. Appoggio la pedana sulla carriola, i piedi la bloccheranno, sopra metto la cassetta che riempio di materiale con la paletta, faccio scorrere la cassetta avanti e indietro il materiale setacciato cade nella carriola, nella cassetta rimane la parte che verrà scartata per altri usi, tolgo cassetta e pedana, e con la carriola piena di materiale setacciato mi dirigo verso la sua destinazione.🐈
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig 9 сағат бұрын
Ottimo, grazie per la condivisione
@TheDhammaHub
@TheDhammaHub Күн бұрын
Hey Charles! Is it normal that the weed pressure on pathways is so much higher than in the beds? Last year I implemented pretty much the method you presented but in the end, weeds have gotten worse there. It feels like air-bound seeds get stuck in the pathways and germinate there as its still pretty fertile there
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
I'm sorry to hear that. I do remove quite a few small weeds from paths here because that's a lot easier than removing big ones, so it helps the paths to stay weed free. I would take it as a good sign that they're growing strongly, and weeding is worth it unless have so many that cardboard is needed
@SimonNoDigNeale
@SimonNoDigNeale Күн бұрын
Last year I put woodchip on all my paths. We got a lot of rain and our soil is Herefordshire clay. As winter went on the woodchip ended up being trodden into the clay revealing some of the clay followed quickly by weeds in the spring. Any ideas? Do I just have to keep piling on the woodchip?
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
The problem is Simon if you put more wood chip on, the path level becomes higher than beds. It would be worth putting on 5 cm cheap green waste compost, because often it's quite woody, and it makes weeding easier, above clay
@stephaniehanuman-dale6279
@stephaniehanuman-dale6279 Күн бұрын
Love wood chip mulch❤ Do you grow mushrooms?🍄🌲
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Thanks stephanie, and we have tried with mixed success because this spring, slugs at the King Stropharia! See @myco_ad
@NannaCarlstedt2
@NannaCarlstedt2 4 сағат бұрын
Hi Charles, a Q on paths: After materials u put on earlier have been composted, do u shovel it up and use it on the beds, or do u just add new layers on top? - It seems like the paths I have at my allotment work well as a compost!
@sabinabarreveld1435
@sabinabarreveld1435 20 сағат бұрын
I am curious, but what brand boots do you have? They look very comfy.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig 9 сағат бұрын
They are Sabina! Muck Books RHS Muckster muckbootcompany.co.uk/products/mens-rhs-muckster-ii-ankle-boots-moss?variant=34717945790617&country=GB&currency=GBP&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAACRyYguuP99aTzt3hVgiGDZF9iPpl&gclid=CjwKCAiAmfq6BhAsEiwAX1jsZ8pp331vryOjR6PXSH_4wP19OKo-4xTFH_KEN7HAjotmmOwVCbSonRoCe10QAvD_BwE
@thevegplot
@thevegplot Күн бұрын
I sieve the larger pieces of chip out because it attracts slugs that love to lay eggs there. 👍
@jimmyfaulkner5746
@jimmyfaulkner5746 Күн бұрын
What an easy life you must have, God bless ya
@thevegplot
@thevegplot Күн бұрын
@jimmyfaulkner5746 thanks I love my allotment and it's surroundings. 👍
@jimmyfaulkner5746
@jimmyfaulkner5746 Күн бұрын
@thevegplot I love mine too hopefully it won't to too long before I can start to worry about sieving my woodchips . I live in hope . Merry Christmas
@thevegplot
@thevegplot Күн бұрын
@@jimmyfaulkner5746 nice one Jimmy👍
@barbaranewerla
@barbaranewerla Күн бұрын
Thank you! We just did it 2 weeks ago :-) and I love it. I was a bit worried about the conifer material and so good to hear that this won't be a problem. We are in the Black Forest in Germany and all woodchips you can get here for a reasonable price are conifer. But what I wonder is, if it would be o.k. to use it as browns in a compost? Not because of the acidity but the other components that might inhibit growth of bacteria. Do you use conifer woodchips in compostmaking? As it is quite difficult to get enough browns here which are not conifer wood, I would be interested to konw.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig 23 сағат бұрын
Nice to hear Barbara and yes I do use old conifer wood in compost heaps. Not exclusively but in your situation I see no reason that would be a problem.
@thehillsidegardener3961
@thehillsidegardener3961 23 сағат бұрын
I think the "acid" thing is a catch-all term people use to mean it's allelopathic, like walnut, and I think there MIGHT be some truth to that when it's fresh, but I use it and it all rots down in the end, wouldn't use it for annuals anyway, like you say. To me woodchip is primarily for perennials, at least when undecomposed.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig 22 сағат бұрын
I do not remember, saying that coniferous wood is bad for annuals. Rather I would not use any fresh wood, too close to them, and I don't agree that it's allelopathic, just for the record!
@dougtheslug6435
@dougtheslug6435 Күн бұрын
Very good, I'm big on wood chips too for my paths, always end up with a bunch of brush to chip up in the fall for the next season. I like the stuff deeper down that's been there for years and recycle it into the beds as new chips go down. Is that a plastic scooping shovel? It's certainly had a lot of good use if so, the ones available here are pretty cheap but I keep my eyes open all the time for a good one. Cheers Charles.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Good stuff Doug, and yes it's plastic 8 years old, see 01:53 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHKvlqaCZr6gj8U
@dougtheslug6435
@dougtheslug6435 Күн бұрын
@@CharlesDowding1nodig That's good, you did a whole episode on tools, 8 years for that shovel, you got to like that. I have a love/hate relationship with all my tools. I've found myself modifying the ones I hate so as not to feel like the loser in the deal, sometimes shortening the handles or reshaping the blade/edge for use in my raised planters sometimes works. Thanks
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig 22 сағат бұрын
Cheers Doug
@bettinaripperger4159
@bettinaripperger4159 15 сағат бұрын
Charles always looks like he had a nip of drink 🥤
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig 9 сағат бұрын
Bacilli vacca microbes 😊
@BlackJesus8463
@BlackJesus8463 Күн бұрын
yup!
@MotosAllotmentGarden
@MotosAllotmentGarden Күн бұрын
😊
@Im-just-Stardust
@Im-just-Stardust 2 күн бұрын
6:35 🤣🤣
@Neenerella333
@Neenerella333 Күн бұрын
😼
@brianramsey3824
@brianramsey3824 Күн бұрын
Couldn't u use that as mulch on vegetables
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
I tried it and they were not good compared to using compost
@brianramsey3824
@brianramsey3824 Күн бұрын
@CharlesDowding1nodig I understand I just have to also take into consideration I tend to have hot dry summers if there is one thing I've learned what works for some may not cut it for others. Sorry for the American idiom hope it translates.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Good point :)
@rubyquinonez5966
@rubyquinonez5966 Күн бұрын
mintie solo quiere ayudar.. regalamela mister charly.. me ayudara hacer composta tiene mucha experiencia
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig 23 сағат бұрын
¡Jaja sí! ¡Ha visto mucho!
@warptoad5168
@warptoad5168 Күн бұрын
Looks like I've put too much wood on my garden, so I'm going to get a nitrogen problem next year. I get wood for free because the local tree fellers have to pay to dump it, so they give me it for free. However, what you have got to realize is that us pensioners cannot lash out on equipment like you can. So what does that grid of yours cost? £50! that a big hole in a OAP pocket. Looks like my best bet is to just compost straw and horse manure which I can get for free, but I need a trailer to get it in fresh condition. I can bag ready rotted stuff for free, but its hard work holding a bag and filling it on your own. Therefore someone should come up with a bag holder to enable a person to fill rubble bags with horse manure easily.
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Sounds a plan and yes the sieve costs £70, is a lot for a small garden
@iainb1577
@iainb1577 Күн бұрын
guinea
@videovideo166
@videovideo166 Күн бұрын
@sherlockstu
@sherlockstu Күн бұрын
Please put the sieve over a wheel barrow or something 😅
@CharlesDowding1nodig
@CharlesDowding1nodig Күн бұрын
Not so obvious and the yellow shovel is so light, makes shovelling easy
@rubyquinonez5966
@rubyquinonez5966 Күн бұрын
regalame a mintie!
@ja9414
@ja9414 4 сағат бұрын
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