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[BMKal]

Thanks for that. Think I'll pick a spot up the back yard somewhere and leave it in a heap for a while and then see what happens. Vegie garden beds and paths that I was thinking of using it on are not against the house, but are close to the back of the laundry, which is outside under the back verandah.

This is one of the piles of woodchip that I have to clean up - there is another pile about half the size of this one on the other side of his yard. It is already mostly very fine, so should break down fairly quickly.

[LandyAndy]

If you want to make a really good compost out of it get a couple of bags of dynamic lifter.Then call into the local bowling club and see if you can get a couple of trailer loads of grass clippings(assuming they don't have astro turf).Mix it all up and soak it,it will brew real quick
Andrew

[DiscoMick]

In another life I used to get trailerloads of muck cleaned out of the local racecourse stables. Stored it in a big compost bin for a while to break down, then mixed it into the garden. I chose not to think about what chemicals might have been in it. Might only be a problem if used on food crops.

The Sunshine Coast Regional Council makes mulch available free at its local recycling centres - they even load it free at certain times. You can get three cubic metres a day. Great stuff. Might be worth checking with your local council.

Incidentally, I see this thread is already attracting gardening banner ads. Incisor's plan for world domination rolls on!

[Tombie]

If you want to make a really good compost out of it get a couple of bags of dynamic lifter.Then call into the local bowling club and see if you can get a couple of trailer loads of grass clippings(assuming they don't have astro turf).Mix it all up and soak it,it will brew real quick

Andrew

Mix it with a spot of Diesel and it will spread itself with a small spark

(Note: do NOT do this )

[1950landy]

We used to have a slow combustion heater until we bought a load of fire wood that contained white ants . they worked there way up to the roof of the garage between the hardwood post & down pipe, once they got into the pine rafters they had a good time until the roof started to cave in. We built a new garage out of metal , got rid of the fire place & had the house treated for white ants.

[Lionelgee]

We used to have a slow combustion heater until we bought a load of fire wood that contained white ants . they worked there way up to the roof of the garage between the hardwood post & down pipe, once they got into the pine rafters they had a good time until the roof started to cave in. We built a new garage out of metal , got rid of the fire place & had the house treated for white ants.

G'day 1950 Landy,

A similar thing happened at the State Primary School that my kids attended. They had garden beds with hardwood chips as mulch. Next thing some of the old timber "Queenslander" 100 year old original school buildings got invaded by white ants and they needed drastic treatment.

No more hardwood chip garden mulch at the school. None here at home either = old Queenslander - the house that is...

Kind Regards
Lionel

[1950landy]

Yes I only use Cyprus mulch now not suppose to attract white ants & I have put a 200mm trench of stones between mulch & house.

[bob10]

G'day 1950 Landy,

A similar thing happened at the State Primary School that my kids attended. They had garden beds with hardwood chips as mulch. Next thing some of the old timber "Queenslander" 100 year old original school buildings got invaded by white ants and they needed drastic treatment.

No more hardwood chip garden mulch at the school. None here at home either = old Queenslander - the house that is...

Kind Regards
Lionel

Another trap is leaking taps. Termites/white ants love moisture.And don't think because the mulch is not against the house you will be safe. I've seen them form their mud tunnels, and crawl up concrete posts. Not here, thankfully.

[DiscoMick]

We have a termite barrier around the house and the council's mulch we use doesn't have much woodchip in it. They also let it sit there steaming for a while which might discourage termites, maybe ...

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[Dark61]

spent a couple of days down in the veg patch weeding and on the barrow etc and have done my left knee, even though I was using one of those padded stool things that you can turn over . Just went while I was standing at the sink doing the washing up! Had to be helped into the recliner by the Mrs. Luckily youngest sis is Osteopath and reckons its just ligament/ soft tissue damage and will come right. On light duties for a few days.
cheers,
D