i hear ya, but if it did get fire through there it would go up in a second and not contribute much, its all a fair distance from the house, with such big trees around if it did fire up i'd be screwed anyway, lol
In the Vic fires, where broadleaved deciduous trees like fruit trees etc were around the house, often house and trees seemed to survive. Any tricks to retain soil moisture and allow these fire-repellent food and fodder trees to grow are good things, in my book...
Very timely for me. I had several branches from bushes drying on concrete and having made a vow to not pay for taking stuff to the dump and to use up what I had in some way..i thought about doing this sort of thing. I used the leaves for my compost, the twigs for starters in the fireplace and the rest I chopped up smallish and have saved in an old rubbish bin for when I need a rough mulch for garden beds or around the beds to walk on. its all good and saving landfill. Thanks for the reminder.
One way we are utilizing our small wood is we built a rocket stove out of free used metal cans to cook outdoors with. So now what would be considered as waste wood is cooking our food for free.
Nice. You have to have enough room for the wood to age so it's dry enough to burn though. Depending on the wood that can be quite a long time for even small branches. I tried burning cherry branches this month, cut last year. They're too small to split, and still full o' sap. Too bad, it's beautiful wood, don't like to discard it.
Interesting. Similarly I wanted to do something useful with an excess of branches left over from minor tree work, but couldn't think what. So I saved some for firewood and took the rest to the dump.
Brush piles can quickly become fire hazards or havens for unwanted critters, and in a small yard take up a lot of space. Using a lopper to chop it all into smaller bits wasn't an efficient use of labor.
A chipper would be nice but not worth owning for small jobs, nor is it a very green device.
Waste not, want not...excellent idea! The tree is clearly loving the mulch and it looks fantastic!
EbolaV1rus 2 years ago
they look similar to mine, very good, ...just keep clean and moist...excelent mulching efforts...never too much.
permacultureli 2 years ago
I agree with this idea on principle, but personally feel torn between conserving moisture and adding to possible bush fire fuels!!
mindys74 2 years ago
i hear ya, but if it did get fire through there it would go up in a second and not contribute much, its all a fair distance from the house, with such big trees around if it did fire up i'd be screwed anyway, lol
theproducegarden 2 years ago
In the Vic fires, where broadleaved deciduous trees like fruit trees etc were around the house, often house and trees seemed to survive. Any tricks to retain soil moisture and allow these fire-repellent food and fodder trees to grow are good things, in my book...
carringtonblush 2 years ago
i absolutely adore how you use what resources are already available instead of buying unnecessary garbage.
sammieluvsdoomy 2 years ago
Awesome method!
odin422 2 years ago
I love using leftover wood for mulch, using what you have around you. I was wondering though, if snakes would use it to hide in?
NY5Quest 2 years ago
Very timely for me. I had several branches from bushes drying on concrete and having made a vow to not pay for taking stuff to the dump and to use up what I had in some way..i thought about doing this sort of thing. I used the leaves for my compost, the twigs for starters in the fireplace and the rest I chopped up smallish and have saved in an old rubbish bin for when I need a rough mulch for garden beds or around the beds to walk on. its all good and saving landfill. Thanks for the reminder.
sadia102 2 years ago
One way we are utilizing our small wood is we built a rocket stove out of free used metal cans to cook outdoors with. So now what would be considered as waste wood is cooking our food for free.
homesteadingoats 2 years ago
Nice. You have to have enough room for the wood to age so it's dry enough to burn though. Depending on the wood that can be quite a long time for even small branches. I tried burning cherry branches this month, cut last year. They're too small to split, and still full o' sap. Too bad, it's beautiful wood, don't like to discard it.
ndktube 2 years ago
I just pick the sticks up off the ground and cook my food. Though it does help if the wood is fairly dry.
homesteadingoats 2 years ago
Interesting. Similarly I wanted to do something useful with an excess of branches left over from minor tree work, but couldn't think what. So I saved some for firewood and took the rest to the dump.
Brush piles can quickly become fire hazards or havens for unwanted critters, and in a small yard take up a lot of space. Using a lopper to chop it all into smaller bits wasn't an efficient use of labor.
A chipper would be nice but not worth owning for small jobs, nor is it a very green device.
ndktube 2 years ago
great use of resources!!! i'm sure in Austrailia, you need all the water you can get
THREEFLOORSDOWN1 2 years ago
Yep.
cruddiestcrudever 2 years ago