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what to do with stump grindings RB 02-09-2005
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Posted by RB on February 9, 2005, 3:14 pm


Just finished having a bunch of stumps ground off. They were associated
with big pine trees, and were storm damage aftermath.

The grinding process has left fairly large piles of shavings/chips. My
inclination is simply to spread those out around the crater areas, instead
of removing and disposing of.

Is this a good solution? I've got a drag harrow type thing that, towed by
my tractor, will make quick work of spreading and levelling, if that's an
acceptable thing to do with this kind of leavings




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Posted by Jim M on February 9, 2005, 3:58 pm



> Just finished having a bunch of stumps ground off. They were associated
> with big pine trees, and were storm damage aftermath.
>
> The grinding process has left fairly large piles of shavings/chips. My
> inclination is simply to spread those out around the crater areas, instead
> of removing and disposing of.
>
> Is this a good solution? I've got a drag harrow type thing that, towed by
> my tractor, will make quick work of spreading and levelling, if that's an
> acceptable thing to do with this kind of leavings
>
>Hello RB,

We just had 22 poplar trees fell and stumps gound up. The stump
grindings are fantastic to keep weeds down when spread around your perenials
and also hold moisture after a rainstorm. Stump grinding are great also for
winertizing a strawberry patch or saving any other short perenial from
frost. I wouldn't just fill them in the craters...in fact I dug my stump
grindings out as best as I could and replaced it with garden soil as I
damned near broke an ankle when I stepped in one... hope that was of some
help....Jim




Posted by Ross Mac on February 9, 2005, 5:03 pm



> Just finished having a bunch of stumps ground off. They were associated
> with big pine trees, and were storm damage aftermath.
>
> The grinding process has left fairly large piles of shavings/chips. My
> inclination is simply to spread those out around the crater areas, instead
> of removing and disposing of.
>
> Is this a good solution? I've got a drag harrow type thing that, towed by
> my tractor, will make quick work of spreading and levelling, if that's an
> acceptable thing to do with this kind of leavings
>
>

Let's see...storm damage....pine trees....Florida???
If so, I would think anything you spread around to cover the sand would be
good......Ross




Posted by PrecisionMachinisT on February 10, 2005, 3:26 am



> Just finished having a bunch of stumps ground off. They were associated
> with big pine trees, and were storm damage aftermath.
>
> The grinding process has left fairly large piles of shavings/chips. My
> inclination is simply to spread those out around the crater areas, instead
> of removing and disposing of.
>
> Is this a good solution? I've got a drag harrow type thing that, towed by
> my tractor, will make quick work of spreading and levelling, if that's an
> acceptable thing to do with this kind of leavings
>
>

They're most likely terribly acidic, and as someone else has already noted,
they will consume lots of nitrogen during the time they are
decomposing--high nitrogen fertilizer in moderate amounts or even grass
clippings will speed the process if you want them to break down quickly....


And don't expect them to permanently fill any low spots in the landscape, in
reality there's not a whole lot of mineral substance in them.

--

SVL




Posted by m Ransley on February 10, 2005, 10:56 am


I have never heard of wood consuming nitrogen during decomposition,
wood mulch is a soil amendment, fortifier. I know of a nursery that
specialises in 800 different types of just Hostas , a plant breader with
one of the midwests best selections. He plants Hostas a nitrogen loving
plant in beds of 8"+ wood mulch, he does not fertilise and adds more
wood continously. Yes wood can be acidic but beneficial to certain
plants and soils.



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