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[Tim Oppenheim <timopp AT mac.com>]

I got a huge amount of wood chips last year from the power company, that I 
haven't done anything with. Any ideas about the best way to spread them and 
what depth? My soil is very poor and sandy, should I disk or till them in?

Thanks

Tim
On Thursday, September 01, 2005, at 04:33PM, Lynda <lurine AT softcom.net> wrote:

>Check with your local community resources director of DOA.  Lots of counties 
>have gotten federal funding to reduce fire fuel.  They are going around 
>chipping brush for folks at no cost.
>
>We cleared all 12 acres of brush and they came out and spent a morning 
>chipping it all.  Now we have lots of nice chip.  We are going to go down 
>the road and ask the ladies who have the dog kennel if they'd like us to 
>help them with their clean up after logging.  If they do want the help, then 
>we'll get the county guys out there also and get another pile of chips.
>
>Lynda
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Gene GeRue" <genegerue AT ruralize.com>
>>
>> As for chipping or crushing limbs in the forest or collecting twigs and
>> small branches, I see no way to do it economically.
>>
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