Woodchip for farmland

[White Noise]

If its any help local farms to me are always after my chippings ? Some even ask for conifer ?

[csservices]

I've used oak chippings from the local saw mill as bedding in the sheep shed for a few years, its bigger chip than usual and has seen a major reduction in lameness in housed sheep due to improved bedding dryness and also I suspect due to oak being a natural antiseptic, needs to be heaped and turned for a couple of years before spreading to let the chip rot down though, general mixed chip will compost quicker but I suspect there could be problems if it contained yew for example or chippings from other poisonous trees/shrubs.

[agg221]

I would welcome it on my field - any that anyone wants to tip here will be stacked through until harvest, meanwhile I'll add as much green stuff as possible to maintain nitrogen balance and accelerate decomposition. Depending on how well broken down it is, it will either be spread before ploughing or after sowing. I'm on heavy clay and it will give me better soil structure and ultimately better yield.

 

Alec

[D.M.Taylor Firewood Supp]

thank you all for your views & replies all interesting

[David_chainsaw]

A unusele replie here but if its washed and dryed it can be sold as reptile,rat,mouse,rabbit and so on bedding just make sure you no what tree its from

 

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