Woodchip for mulch = Nutrient Robber?

[ADB328]

I was told recently that fresh woodchip placed around the base of a tree actually has the reverse effect from allowing nutrients back into the soil and actually robs nutrients from the soil.

 

Am i right in understanding that it must be left to settle for a few weeks/Months before being used in such a fashion?

 

Many thanks

[Arborist]

Correct have a look through APN2.

[Lowestoft Firewood]

I thought that it removed nitrogen whilst rotting for the first few months.

[MATTMOSS]

Well rotted mulch leaks nutrients into the soil, fresh mulch can suck Nitrogen from the soil as it rots.

[0weston0]

Surely the nutrients robbed would be equal to or less than that lost to competition if the chips were not applied and you weren't weeding? Only an assumption and you know what they say about them

 

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[MATTMOSS]

Surely the nutrients robbed would be equal to or less than that lost to competition if the chips were not applied and you weren't weeding? Only an assumption and you know what they say about them

 

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You're probably right.

A layer of fresh mulch maybe better than none at all?

M

[kev7937]

Where do they go ?

 

 

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[MATTMOSS]

Where do they go ?

 

 

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Back into the soil .....in time, after all your plants have gone yellow because of Nitrogen deficiency

[kev7937]

I chucked about 4 or 5 inches of green chip on one of my beds for two winters running and no ill effects, everything grew like buggery

 

 

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[kev7937]

I chucked about 4 or 5 inches of green chip on one of my beds for two winters running and no ill effects, everything grew like buggery

 

 

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She'd loads of what looked suspiciously like honey fungus though

 

 

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