[tuffty]

Hi I'm new to the Allotment Forums but have had allotments for 10 years. I would like to know if using wood shavings and hedge trimmings (not privet) which has been finely shredded can be used as a mulch and would it effect any fertizalizer in te ground.  Advice needed please.

[Yorkie]

Hi Tufty, welcome  

I'd have thought using it as a mulch would be fine but as I don't myself use much mulch, someone else may know better.

You're more likely to get more replies in the GYO forum, hopefully a Moderator will move the thread there for you.

[DD.]

Hi tuffty & welcome, I'll certainly move you, but please pop back here & tell us a bit about yourself.

Not into mulches myself either, but I'm of the understanding that plain wood can draw the nitrogen out of the soil.

[Trillium]

And fine woodshavings will blow around easily (been there, done that  :roll: ). The shavings and hedge trimmings are better off composted in a bin. I find the best mulches are straw (never hay) and shredded leaves. Cocoa bean hulls are fine if you don't have a dog (who will eat them and probably die) but they can be pricey.

[woodentop]

I used wood shavings as a mulch some years ago and found it stunted the growth of most plants. I had to remove it all and use some chipped bark instead.