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  • From: David Muhl <dmuhl65@yahoo.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Wood Chips Over Flood Irrigation Channels
  • Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 12:46:46 -0800 (PST)

Crushed rock makes a more stable and long-lasting walking surface Chris,
although to move any appreciable amount of water through and underneath the
surface would most likely require using a considerable amount of rock. I say
this not knowing anything about the size of your project or other design
goals (obviously). The wood chips will break down rapidly (not to mention
the problem with floating), and the speed with which the water would/could
move laterally (above and beyond just filling up vertically) is also a
consideration with regard to it's possible displacement.


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On Fri, 1/10/14, Chris Carnevale <c.s.carnevale@gmail.com> wrote:

Subject: [permaculture] Wood Chips Over Flood Irrigation Channels
To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Friday, January 10, 2014, 8:46 AM

Hey all,

Have you experimented with filling irrigation channels with
wood chips
so they can act as paths too? Does water still move much
underneath the
chips or is it all blocked? I'm considering using this on a
backyard
scale. Soil is sand/clay. Thoughts welcome.

Thanks,

Chris Carnevale
Charleston, SC
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