Topic: saw dust

[gavin.]

After chainsawing up a load of logs for our woodburner I have two large bags of very coarse sawdust (more like wood shavings really) - does anybody know the best thing to do with this? Can I compost it?

[derbex]

Hi Gavin,

you could probably compost it, either worked into the main heap a little at a time or on it's own with a little amber nectar to help it along, although you've not really got enough for that. If you save it up until grass cutting starts in earnest then I guess it could go onto the heap with that, the sawdust would dry out the grass and the grass would give nitrogen to the sawdust.

Otherwise a path surface?

BTW -if you're that Gavin welcome back. If you're not welcome aboard :)

[gavin.]

thanks for that  ;D

(By the way, I'm a different Gavin)

[derbex]

You can't have too many :)

[sandersj89]

Composting is going to take a while, even mixing it into a compost heap.

Do you know any one who keeps hens as you could donate it as bedding?

Jerry