Wood Chips: Difference between revisions
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==Multiple Uses== | ==Multiple Uses== | ||
* Mulch (ground cover to prevent evaporation reduce water needs); prevent weed growth | *Mulch (ground cover to prevent evaporation, reduce water needs); '''prevent weed growth''' | ||
*Playground surfacing, Walkways | *Playground surfacing, Walkways | ||
*Composting material | *Composting material | ||
*Fuel (e.g. micro-CHP) | *[[Biofuel|Fuel]] (e.g. micro-CHP) | ||
*Erosion control | *Erosion control | ||
*land management: prevent nitrate runoff | *land management: prevent nitrate runoff | ||
*as part of a [[biofilter]] | *as part of a [[biofilter]] | ||
* mushroom cultivation | * [[mushrooms|mushroom]] cultivation | ||
*Décor | *Décor | ||
==OSE Subscription== | ==OSE Subscription== | ||
Thanks for your wood chip request, Open Source Ecology! | Thanks for your wood chip request, Open Source Ecology! | ||
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Yours, The Chipero Team | Yours, The Chipero Team | ||
==Heat treatment of wood chips for preservation== | |||
Wood chips can be heat-treated for potentially better durability. there is not much information on this. Please see "[[Wood Preservation by Carbonization]]" page for further details. This treatment may have a future role as mulch in perennial agriculture in cases where good durability is required. | |||
==Other Pages== | ==Other Pages== | ||
Revision as of 14:06, 13 August 2016
Woodchips are a medium-sized solid material made by cutting, or chipping, larger pieces of wood. The process of making wood chips is called woodchipping and is done with a woodchipper.
Multiple Uses
- Mulch (ground cover to prevent evaporation, reduce water needs); prevent weed growth
- Playground surfacing, Walkways
- Composting material
- Fuel (e.g. micro-CHP)
- Erosion control
- land management: prevent nitrate runoff
- as part of a biofilter
- mushroom cultivation
- Décor
OSE Subscription
Thanks for your wood chip request, Open Source Ecology!
Please hold on to this email — the link below can be used to edit your request in the future.
If you need to change anything about your request (more chips, fewer chips, change address, cancel request, etc), just visit: http://www.chipero.com/requests/81fc6f30ca5efc7ddb/edit
You will receive a confirmation email when wood chips are delivered to your property. If you don't receive this email, please get in touch or take a look at your request to make sure we accurately reflect how many loads of chips you still want.
Yours, The Chipero Team
Heat treatment of wood chips for preservation
Wood chips can be heat-treated for potentially better durability. there is not much information on this. Please see "Wood Preservation by Carbonization" page for further details. This treatment may have a future role as mulch in perennial agriculture in cases where good durability is required.