Topic: small wood chips

[jesssands]

We had the wood chips in a container, these are from the chainsaw cutting up logs about 6 months ago. The container then filled up with rain and sat for months. Do you think now it would be ok to tip straight onto the garden or should I distribute it amongst the compost bins?

[kt.]

I had some wood chippings for over a year and they still had not rotted.  The wooden shavings from my hen house bedding takes up to a year to turn to compost. 

[jesssands]

thanks, you 2.

OH, tipped them on the garden tonight in a heap to drain, but I can scoop them back up. (sometime!) raining out there now! He only did it cos he wanted to put in the next lot of chips after getting a new chainsaw today.

[tonybloke]

DON'T dig in wood chips!! they'll rob nitrogen from your soil!! Put them in a heap and keep adding liquid nitrogen (P ON IT)!! ;) it should then break down in 12 / 18 months.

[Mrs Ava]

I use wood chip for my 'temporary' allotment paths.  At least the kids know where it is okay to walk now without trampling my onion sets.  :-\