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I think I screwed up Shopdog 07-04-2007
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Posted by dpb on July 4, 2007, 4:41 pm
Shopdog wrote:
> I think we will pile it up and let it sit, we do have many palces that I
> could use the soil. I have a strawberry patch thats coming out, so I could
> just pile it there.
>
> Thanks for the advice

Not when it's new--that's a _bad_ idea. When it's new and decomposing
it will be a nitrogen sink and add heat. Be good _AFTER_ it's
composted, but not until (except only as walkway mud barrier between
plants, perhaps).

--

Posted by GROVER on July 4, 2007, 3:24 pm
> OK, here's the thing. We have an area about 100 sq ft that my son's cedar
> playset sits in, right now there is just a layer of clean sand down. We have
> been planning on doing the tire mulch thing. But after pricing it we figured
> on the real thing. So, The other day our neighbors have this tree company
> taking down a healthy maple. So, I stop by and ask what they did with the
> mulch, just drop it off at the yard came the reply. Why, did you want it, OH
> WOW, FREE MULCH. How could I resist? Well, when I got home there was this
> pile of leaves/mulch and leaves LOTS OF LEAVES. Now I got a pile of leaves
> in my driveway.
>
> Is this going to be a mistake? How long is it going to take for the leaves
> to decompose so its a decent mulch for the play area? Can I just throw it
> down now, just to get it out of my driveway?
>
> Thanks
>
> SD

The NG has addressed the wood mulch question adequately. I would also
not use the mulch made from ground up tires either. I recently watched
a group of children playing in the stuff and they left looking like
they just finished their shift in a coal mine.
Joe G


Posted by Shopdog on July 4, 2007, 4:17 pm
I noticed that too, I think that after it has been exposed sufficiently to
the weather the "paint" would eventually wear off. Our son is just as happy
having the sand under his playground, we just wanted a better "match" to our
landscape. That 100 sq ft with its white sand really stands out!


SD



Posted by on July 4, 2007, 4:32 pm

> I noticed that too, I think that after it has been exposed sufficiently to
> the weather the "paint" would eventually wear off. Our son is just as
happy
> having the sand under his playground, we just wanted a better "match" to
our
> landscape. That 100 sq ft with its white sand really stands out!
>
>
> SD


If it's that big of deal, you can buy colored sand.



Posted by Shopdog on July 4, 2007, 5:20 pm
The area in question used to be an above ground pool (before we bought the
house it collapsed) what was left was a nice round compacted sand area.
instead of removing the sand we chose to put the playset there. We have been
putting off sprucing it up, due to new baby, and many projects within the
house. Now that we are finishing up in the house I figured to get the play
area out of the way.

I DON"T WANT CATS!!

I will end up composting the chips and leaves in the area where we had a
strawberry patch. It can just sit there til next spring, since I don't
really feel like working that area yet.

SD



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