Actually I looked into this question years ago. I wondered if anything can be done with conifer waste, other than spreading it in the paths to kill weeds. And other than whittling and a fun homemade
soap, I found the answer is no. Even if not for the turpentine and rosin, the lignin molecule of conifers cannot be digested by fungi, and doesn't break down into healthy soil. That's why the land under them is barren except for a few specialists.
garden just by dumping on fir needles, as I once envisioned.
My galfriend places no faith in her barren pasture at all, and gives her sheep a big bowl of Lamb-Gro twice a day each. Fortunately I'm in no such position.
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