Allotments 4 All
Allotment Stuff => Locations and Sites => Topic started by: fi on February 18, 2010, 09:26:49
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i was going to use wood chip on my allotment paths between beds but not sure what to do now, as i have heard that honey fungus may still be present. has anyone heard of this being a problem?
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never heard of it before? but we have just done all our paths in it so hope its not a worry!
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I use it for all my paths! :)
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Studies carried out by the RHS concluded there was only a small risk of infection.
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,51675.msg524814.html#msg524814
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They only problem I've had with wood chip is the ruddy blackbirds flinging it around everywhere.
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My only problem with woodchip is..
We recently moved and had two large conifers felled - 40 feet plus. 'Dump the chippings over there' I said as I thought I could use them to break up the clay soil and use them for paths.
Now I've bought a greenhouse that has to go where they dumped the chippings, have so far moved 12 cubic metres of the stuff and theres still more.
Its my own fault !
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we've been using them on the fruit cage paths for 5 yrs, no problem with our trees so far :)
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have so far moved 12 cubic metres of the stuff and theres still more.
Its my own fault !
I can sympathize. Im a big fan of woodchip, I've used it every year on my garden, my lottie and other gardens that I maintain, for the last 10 years.
Last year I asked the local tree surgeon for a 'lorry load' and got over 8 cubic meters. I took me nearly four months to distribute it all.
Its my own fault. !
(never had any problems with the occasional mushroom. I just hoe 'em off and they dont come back. The micro-rhizomes that form (the white stuff that grow on/over the chips) are very beneficial for plant growth.)
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We get a load dumped on the site annually for plot holders to top up their paths. No complaints so far.
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Thanks for replies and RHS info, shall be using the woodchip.