Author Topic: Free Wood Chippings (Read 16368 times)

swapsome2002 · « **on:** April 30, 2008, 00:04:37 »

A newbie Hi all :)

Just something i found while surfing the net :)
Free woodchippings for certain areas, hope these are useful to some one :)

http://www.ringwood.gov.uk/News_and_Weather/2008/January/Free-Wood-Chippings-and-Mulch-for-Ringwood-Residents.html

http://www.surreyheath.gov.uk/news/news.htm?mode=10&pk_news=254

http://www.laws.sandwell.gov.uk/ccm/content/sandwelldirect/environmentdirect/cleanup/woodchippings.en;jsessionid=b88Mn_4onjT8

Baaaaaaaa · « **Reply #1 on:** April 30, 2008, 01:24:29 »

I get all the wood chip I want from my local tree surgeon.

He normally has to pay the council to tip them.

I get chips for nothing, he saves £38 every time.

manicscousers · « **Reply #2 on:** April 30, 2008, 09:22:18 »

hiya, swapsome, welcome to the site, no good for us but I'm sure someone can use the links ;D

swapsome2002 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 30, 2008, 10:22:15 »

Hi no use to me either but thought might be for others :)

caseylee · « **Reply #4 on:** April 30, 2008, 20:05:00 »

my council delivers them free to us aswell, we got stacks the other day

saddad · « **Reply #5 on:** April 30, 2008, 20:07:00 »

Hi Sawpsome and welcome to the site...
;D

caroline7758 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 30, 2008, 21:33:25 »

What do you do with them, apart from paths?

caseylee · « **Reply #7 on:** April 30, 2008, 21:33:59 »

thats all I used mine for was paths along my raised beds

Chilipepper · « **Reply #8 on:** April 30, 2008, 21:50:31 »

Hi does anyone know if you can get them up in the north east?

Baaaaaaaa · « **Reply #9 on:** April 30, 2008, 23:29:21 »

Use mine for mulching the garden in the spring and mulching the plot over winter - just dig 'em in in the spring for water retention as i'm on sandy soil.

manicscousers · « **Reply #10 on:** May 01, 2008, 09:18:58 »

we mulch around all the fruit trees and bushes :)
wish we could get loads delivered to us, we have to bag it and drive 5 miles for it, but at least we don't pay for it ;D

calamityjayneuk · « **Reply #11 on:** May 01, 2008, 09:37:09 »

Hi Manicscousers

We got some fine woodchippings from a factory - broom handles that had been put through a shredder. I thought someone had said they used on their fruit bushes, it must have been you.

Can I pick your brains? I was going to put them around my autumn raspberries, but then some people on here think that's a bad idea - have you tried this?

cj :)

manicscousers · « **Reply #12 on:** May 01, 2008, 16:29:55 »

hiya, calamityjane, don't know what your broom handles would've been treated with or what wood..I'd be a bit wary .. :-\

calamityjayneuk · « **Reply #13 on:** May 01, 2008, 21:38:55 »

Hmmmmm never thought of that!

I think they were just bare wood, but maybe I'd best use them on the paths.

Thanks ;)

tricia · « **Reply #14 on:** May 02, 2008, 22:10:32 »

Anybody know a free source in the southwest?

Tricia

Mushy Pea · « **Reply #15 on:** May 02, 2008, 22:24:51 »

Quote from: tracyr2 on April 30, 2008, 21:50:31

Hi does anyone know if you can get them up in the north east?

Hi Tracyr2

We recently picked some up from our local tree surgeon just outside of Durham. Only cost a donation to the lads Xmas party fund! ;D

We managed to put some down in between the raised beds as paths.

Mushy Pea

Baccy Man · « **Reply #16 on:** May 02, 2008, 22:30:47 »

Quote from: caroline7758 on April 30, 2008, 21:33:25

What do you do with them, apart from paths?

Ramial chipped wood, mulch & growing mushrooms.

If anyone is having difficulty finding a source then just phone your local tree surgeon they will usually be happy to drop them off by the lorryload as they have to pay to dump them.

Chilipepper · « **Reply #17 on:** May 03, 2008, 23:40:47 »

Hi mushy pea i have searched the internet etc for a tree surgeon near darlington without avail, do you have the name of the one you got the chippings from?
Thanks

caroline7758 · « **Reply #18 on:** May 04, 2008, 09:24:21 »

Ramial ???

Baccy Man · « **Reply #19 on:** May 06, 2008, 23:17:41 »

Ramial Chipped Wood is a mycoremediation technique. It is explained here:
http://www.dirtdoctor.com/view_org_research.php?id=69

Before you ask mycoremediation is a form of bioremediation & bioremediation can be defined as any process that uses microorganisms, fungi, green plants or their enzymes to return the natural environment altered by contaminants to its original condition. Essentially it is advanced composting.

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