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[paneubert]

Well, I for one am happy, since our chips came today! I got home in the dark so I'm relying on my husband's "It's a lot." comment about how much they dropped. LOL Seems to be pine. In Ohio, I was expecting Ash.

It was the 7th when I posted on here, today makes it a 20 day wait. Neat! All 3 Turkey runs need mud control, 1 chicken run, and we have a ton of low spots to fill with excess, plus a creek line to clear and hopefully dump mulch down there to deter some of the new growth next Spring.

60 degrees tomorrow... weird weather!

How much did "It's a lot" end up being? This was one of my more recent loads.

 

[rosemarythyme]

How much did "It's a lot" end up being? This was one of my more recent loads.

Now that's a nice looking pile of chips!

 

[TwoCrows]

I love wood chips in the coop and run. There is no better bedding than mulch chips!!!

 

[paneubert]

Now that's a nice looking pile of chips!

Yeah......dangerous photo. It is making me want to pull the trigger on another load/order. That same spot in the driveway is almost available again. As soon as I get rid of the last few wheelbarrows of gravel I had delivered there.

 

[tigger19687]

Someone on here said not to use Fresh tree mulch.
I am too lazy to go look for it.

Just wanted to know why ?

 

[aart]

This was one of my more recent loads.

I would love to have that....just not right in my driveway.

Someone on here said not to use Fresh tree mulch.
I am too lazy to go look for it.
Just wanted to know why ?

If load is very wet,
freshly cut and especially containing lots of green leaves,
it can generate deadly mold blooms.
Can, might, it's not guaranteed...but something to think about.
Best to let chips sit for a few months and 'age'.
I'm guessing fresh chips have generated many respiratory issues that were not confirmed.
This aspergillus bloom was well documented and confirmed.

 

[tigger19687]

Ahh @aart TY. I can get chips down the road at the Compost facility but the place where you can load up what you want for free... doesn't say how long it has been there.
I would guess that anything there now might have been there for a while since it is (kind of) Winter here and many are not doing yard work.
They also have un-screened compost that I get through out the year. I plan on getting some but every time we have a good day it was pouring rain the day before I am not a fan of lifting heavy wet compost.

Is there something I should look for that tells me it has been there for a while ?

 

[aart]

Is there something I should look for that tells me it has been there for a while ?

Pretty hard to tell, as aspergillus is invisible.
But the wood would be gray rather than 'bright' colored.
Just move it and let it sit at your place....
...add it to run a bit at time, rather than piling it deep all at once.
Look for larger wood pieces, if there's a lot of 'fines' I wouldn't want it. BTDT.
Get one of these for the easiest ever way to move chips.

 

[rosemarythyme]

But the wood would be gray rather than 'bright' colored.
Just move it and let it sit at your place....

I agree, best bet is to just let it sit for a while on your lot if at all possible, that way you're guaranteed that it's aged out.

A greyish tone is indication of aging as well as a lack of that "fresh cut" tree smell, though once again that could mean it sat for a month, or a year, depending on the wood, how it was stored and your climate.

 

[mandelyn]

Yeah, mold and fungus concerns. We layer it in stages for the runs, never use it inside, and with the size of the piles it can sit for awhile before we have it all moved.

The mulch sold at stores in bags is either aged, or it's ground up pallet wood that was already dried. You won't get the mold/fungus unless it's been wet for awhile. Some cheap mulch I bought once came with some gnarly Stink Horn fungus.