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Title: saw dust
Post by: gavin. on March 12, 2006, 16:47:00

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?

Title: Re: saw dust
Post by: derbex on March 12, 2006, 17:05:39

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 :)

Title: Re: saw dust
Post by: gavin. on March 12, 2006, 19:47:45

thanks for that  ;D

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

Title: Re: saw dust
Post by: derbex on March 12, 2006, 20:23:36

You can't have too many :)

Title: Re: saw dust
Post by: sandersj89 on March 13, 2006, 10:00:26

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