[dmhain]

Hi

In Spring our local tree surgeon supplied me with a load of chipped hawthorn bush for the chicken run.  Its been sifted through and poo'd on all summer, I now intend to clear it out and use it up the allotment.

I was intending to simply use it for my allotment paths but as Ive scooped it into the wheel barrow Ive noticed it actually rotted away quite nicely.  Below the forst layer of chips it looks a bit like finely rotted complost or manure!

My question is do you think I should put this on the soil for next year or will it still be too woody and do more damage to the soil than good?  I have a fair bit of it!!

Cheers

[JayG]

Don't see why not; if it looks like compost it probably is, but even if it's not fully decomposed it won't rob the soil of nitrogen if it is spread on top of it rather than dug in (it can't "suck" nitrogen out of the soil and probably has plenty in the mix anyway!)