Comments on: Wood chips in my organic garden? http://easygreenhouseplans.com/2010/03/wood-chips-in-my-organic-garden/ ...Build Your Own Greenhouse And Grow All of Your Favorite Plants All Year Round! Mon, 06 Jun 2011 08:24:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Julie http://easygreenhouseplans.com/2010/03/wood-chips-in-my-organic-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-5891 Julie Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:44:18 +0000 http://easygreenhouseplans.com/wood-chips-in-my-organic-garden.html#comment-5891 DON'T put wood chips near your house!!!! wood is what termites eat and they will get into your house!! Don't do it! As far as mulch in the garden, it's a fair mulch. fair. as wood decays, it takes a fair amount of nitrogen to decompose.. this can rob your soil (and your plants) of nitrogen. Wood chips are a better arborist's mulch.. used to mulch around trees. Bark is a better garden mulch. wish I had better news for you... good luck. DON’T put wood chips near your house!!!! wood is what termites eat and they will get into your house!! Don’t do it!

As far as mulch in the garden, it’s a fair mulch. fair. as wood decays, it takes a fair amount of nitrogen to decompose.. this can rob your soil (and your plants) of nitrogen.

Wood chips are a better arborist’s mulch.. used to mulch around trees. Bark is a better garden mulch.

wish I had better news for you… good luck.

]]> By: peace.ofmind http://easygreenhouseplans.com/2010/03/wood-chips-in-my-organic-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-5890 peace.ofmind Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:55:07 +0000 http://easygreenhouseplans.com/wood-chips-in-my-organic-garden.html#comment-5890 Wood chips are alright to use as a mulch, but yes, they attract ants, slugs, termites, and MANY other things. a good question is what type of wood? was it all hardwood, or is there some soft wood? Is there any cedar in it? Are they good trees for composition? in a veggie garden, you really don't want to put down ANYTHING that will provide cover for bugs, because yes, they will eat it. Wood chips are alright to use as a mulch, but yes, they attract ants, slugs, termites, and MANY other things. a good question is what type of wood? was it all hardwood, or is there some soft wood? Is there any cedar in it? Are they good trees for composition?

in a veggie garden, you really don’t want to put down ANYTHING that will provide cover for bugs, because yes, they will eat it.

]]> By: PeeTee http://easygreenhouseplans.com/2010/03/wood-chips-in-my-organic-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-5889 PeeTee Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:37:54 +0000 http://easygreenhouseplans.com/wood-chips-in-my-organic-garden.html#comment-5889 Not only ants,but termites also. It would be much better to compost the wood for several years before using. Not only ants,but termites also. It would be much better to compost the wood for several years before using.

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