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Paul Gautschi was right using woodchips is great. I'm far from having the best top soil possible but overall the combination of wood chips as a border and adding compost on top of the original soil worked great. I need a greater height of compost to grow potatoes in better conditions.
Even tho the bad weather they did great compared to last year, lots of big ones. And I believe that the compost tea worked as intended.
Plus this year I didn't use any tap water because well there was no need too thanks to the mulch and also because the weather went bad earlier and also because I collect rain water now.
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Even tho the bad weather they did great compared to last year, lots of big ones. And I believe that the compost tea worked as intended.
Plus this year I didn't use any tap water because well there was no need too thanks to the mulch and also because the weather went bad earlier and also because I collect rain water now.
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@mangeurdenuage i'll try that for next year. which kind of wood chips do you use? just random stuff? @dude
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You can use whatever you want, it doesn't matter, just avoid too much pine tree wood, not because it's "acidic" that's an urban legend, but because sap is resinous and takes longer to decompose.
You also need to know that the caliber of the woodchips will influence heavily the micro biological life domination in the soil.
If you go under 1centimeter then the wood chips will promote bacterial domination, don't go too small like sawdust, sawdust won't be beneficial, it won't permit the soil to breath.
Bacterial domination makes you soil more Alkaline thus veggies will grow better in it.
And over 1 centimeter then the wood chips will promote fungi domination.
Fungi domination makes you soil more acid thus trees, fruits trees and bushes will grow better in it.
My big recommendation is to make borders between the grass and the mulch, the grass will invade it, sadly can't do my borders right now due to logistic issues.
You can use whatever you want, it doesn't matter, just avoid too much pine tree wood, not because it's "acidic" that's an urban legend, but because sap is resinous and takes longer to decompose.
You also need to know that the caliber of the woodchips will influence heavily the micro biological life domination in the soil.
If you go under 1centimeter then the wood chips will promote bacterial domination, don't go too small like sawdust, sawdust won't be beneficial, it won't permit the soil to breath.
Bacterial domination makes you soil more Alkaline thus veggies will grow better in it.
And over 1 centimeter then the wood chips will promote fungi domination.
Fungi domination makes you soil more acid thus trees, fruits trees and bushes will grow better in it.
My big recommendation is to make borders between the grass and the mulch, the grass will invade it, sadly can't do my borders right now due to logistic issues.
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@mangeurdenuage there are many oak trees here so it's sour. i will try the small wood chips! we have a sawmill in the neighbourhood, maybe they have some cheap stuff i can use. @dude
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> the woodchips I got were left unattended so I use took them.
:D
> Anyway here's a book on the subject of gardening I recommend reading.
thanks a bunch! :)
Anyway here's a book on the subject of gardening I recommend reading.