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On 3/8/17 4:16 PM, dpb wrote:
On 03/08/2017 3:08 PM, Kurt V. Ullman wrote:
Had a couple REALLY big stumps ground and we have a lot of sawdust. I
was thinking about spreading it on the garden as a mulch or similar.
Would that work? Other suggestions?


Work for what? As ground cover it could conserve some moisture, but for
soil it will use up N in the decay process as well as release the
tannins if oak, for example. Other species have differing issues,
depending on what they are, the general soil composition (pH) already
and what is being mulched.

In general raw, fresh material would likely not be beneficial...unless
you're trying to control weeds or the like in an area.

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So, any suggestions for something I could do with it? So far, it looks
like the only alternative is to shovel it into the garbage bins