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Unlocking the Potential of Wood Chips: 5 Creative Ways to Put Them to Use

See how to make more of this wonderful resource. I explain the results of different approaches to aging and using a range of chips. There is a huge variability of offer, and the word “wood chip” encompasses a multitude of possibilities. How to assess them, ways to stack them, how long to keep them before using, and ideas for how they can benefit your soil and gardening. Including to make great compost. Even we look at biochar/charcoal, the subject of a following video. 00:00 Introduction 01:19 The first heap of wood chip in my Johnson-Su Bioreactor 03:07 Adam, who works with me in my garden, explains what he has seen happening with this wood chip 03:55 The second heap of wood chip - it's two piles, one older and one younger 05:06 Some info on acidity/pH 05:26 Some info on moisture 05:52 The benefit of having greenery in wood chip 06:05 Larger and undecomposed wood, and why this can be a problem in dug soil 07:23 Using a lawnmower as a mobile shredder for older wood chip - great to use as a brown when making compost 08:44 A third heap in another Johnson-Su style bioreactor - explanation of the pipe system 09:47 The importance when making compost of adding brown (in this case wood chip) to green - why they make a good combination 10:37 The effect of adding chicken manure to the heap 11:24 Showing compost from the bigger Johnson-Su that was in the same place the previous year 12:03 Explanation of how this structure was made, including materials used 12:23 Back to look at the wood chip from the first Johnson-Su - comparing the moist inner part with the dryer outer part 14:58 A look at the fourth heap of wood chip - an open heap without green, same material as in the tall Johnson-Su 16:30 Photos of samples from both heaps looked at through a microscope 16:50 A look at the fifth and final pile of wood chip - another open pile, of birch with more green 18:11 The benefit of having small pieces of undecomposed wood, when using as a surface mulch 18:46 The four main uses of wood chip - pathways, compost heaps, filling a bed, burning it 19:17 Using a kiln to burn wood chip - more on this in forthcoming video! 19:34 Using it for pathways 21:34 Adding it to compost 22:07 The result of adding wood chip to a bed as a main ingredient as opposed to surface mulch 22:40 (A potential problem when using larger bits of wood on pathways) 23:26 Weak growth in the bed with wood chip in the rooting zone - the reasons why 24:44 Some final points For more on compost making, and balancing green and brown, check out this YT video:    • Compost Making, balancing green & brown or...   For the ultimate in ways to use woodchip / brushwood, see the amazing work of Jean and Ida Pain https://docer.tips/another-kind-of-ga.... He sadly dies of bladder cancer in 1981 aged 52: otherwise his work would be more known. My online course No Dig Gardening teaches more about soil, compost and fertility, and the importance of pathways: https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/... The course modules can also be bought separately. Module 3 - Plot Layout, beds and paths includes Lesson 8: Paths - how they feed your plants and how to look after them: https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/... Module 5 - Soil, compost, fertility, includes Lesson 13: Make your own compost: https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/... This course can also be purchased as a book: https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/... Filmed 26th February at Homeaces SW UK by Alessandro Vitale of ‪@SpicyMoustache‬    / spicymoustache   Further info on woodchips in growing from the "Back to Eden" video    • Back to Eden Gardening - Interview & Tour ...   And from "The Woodchip Handbook" 2022 by Ben Raskin, pub. Chelsea Green https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/... You can join this channel by paying a monthly fee, to support our work with helping gardeners grow better, and to receive monthly videos made only for members:    / @charlesdowding1nodig   To buy my collections of super informative video garden guides with an encyclopaedic search function, visit Retrieve with whom we partner https://charlesdowding.retrieve.com/s...