Jordan Patrick

The poplar poles are just about a log in length. They are all a few hundred yards from my garden and taking the truck back there is a safety hazard as well as a puncture risk.
So then, the question becomes: What’s the best way to drag those suckers out? That’s where I get stumped 😁. I figured I could mulch with them until the arborist brings the chips in cutting season. If I could get some of the larger ones up to the garden for use as raised bed borders, I’d be thrilled. Maybe buck them and and split into halves?

Sounds like an ibuprofen night to me.

Leigh Tate wrote:Welcome Jordan!

I use a lot of woodchips for mulch and compost. Many of the fungi you'll see are desirable.





They make nutrients available to plants

I’m aware of what decomposers do for the ecosystem, I just never thought to apply it to my own homestead. I love all the practical solutions being shared.

I’ll update my profile if I can figure out.
Jordan

Eric Hanson wrote:Welcome to Permies Jordan!

I have to agree with Trace.  I believe this would be magnificent bedding and I would love to incorporate as much into the garden as possible.  I think your idea of chipping is sound.  Are there and pieces of wood there that are thick enough to make edges for a raised bed?  Just one possibility.

Personally I love to take local invasive shrubs (they grow everywhere around me), cut them, chip them and Inoculate with wine cap mushrooms.

Great job, and welcome to Permies.

Eric

The wife and I were talking about that today. We are expanding rapidly now that I’ve graduated. Income is still tight, so this is going to be our approach at incorporating raised beds. If I was smart, I’d have invested in an Alaskan mill and a few extra chains. Luckily, he power company just cleared all the power lines, so there’s plenty or tall, thin Tulip Poplars and Ailanthus trunks lying around, I’m searching for any you Black Locust trees thatve been cut. I know about their rot resistance and think that’ll be appreciated in 5 years.
Jordan

Hi all,
This is probably my first post, so excuse any ignorance. I recently graduated with a degree in Wildlife Science, so that’s where I’m coming from knowledge-wise.
Before I bought my property in 2016, the landowner cleared a few acres and had all the “trash trees” bulldozed to the perimeter of the newly cleared land. These logs are all at the age where their breakdown is good enough to allow me to easily chip off mulch with ease. Is this suitable for use in my garden?
I’ll be leaving plenty of wood piles so I can do my part for any critters that call this home. I’m mainly interested in adding organic matter from my own land into my garden. I’m looking to move in a “back to eden” direction.
Jordan

Additionally, I’m concerned about transferring any unwanted fungi or bacteria into my garden. You know, the stuff that increases disease risks on my plants.