It takes about a year for the saw dust in the soil to start breaking down
enough to release nitrogen. I started composting my saw dust about 15 years
ago. I added nitrogen for a year or so and then stopped. My soil is rich and
black.
max
On top as a mulch it's fine, don't rototill/dig in fresh sawdust into the
soil. If used in the soil it must be composted first. if you dig in fresh
it will rob nitrogen.
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"Rusty Richards" wrote in message
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As a newbie, I will be sanding a lot of red oak and wanted to know what
will happen if I put the saw dust in the garden? The soil around here
is mostly clay. Is this what it needs?
Newbie Joe