Do you spread wood chips on your property?

DVD Polizei · 01-21-06, 07:18 PM

If you do, I have to ask...WHY? They look great and smell great for about 24hrs, and then people and their pets and other living things of nature, move the chips around everywhere except it should be, and it looks like a disaster.

jonw9 · 01-21-06, 07:28 PM

I don't spread it out all over my propery, but I do put it on some beds. In addition to helping retain moisture, it is more pleasing to look at than dirt. Beside, cedar chips naturally repel insects and I really do not have people wandering through.

Canadian Bacon · 01-21-06, 07:57 PM

Of course, it helps hide the odor from the dead bodies

Thor Simpson · 01-21-06, 08:39 PM

No, but I will now.

eedoon · 01-22-06, 12:23 AM

No, but I spread potato chip crumbs everywhere!

skiblet · 01-22-06, 01:09 AM

do not spread wood chips onto your property near or around your house, that is a perfect breeding ground for termites.

mndtrp · 01-22-06, 01:56 AM

I don't think my apartment complex would appreciate me putting broken furniture on their property.

AudioWizard · 01-22-06, 02:01 AM

Wood chips are a tool of the devil.

cajun_junky · 01-22-06, 10:28 PM

Let me see.....spread wood chips or mow and weed-eat alot.......

Seriously, it keeps weeds to a minimum and retains moisture for plants and trees.

Pressplay · 01-22-06, 11:25 PM

No, but I've got one on my shoulder right now.

pyro383 · 01-23-06, 08:13 AM

SoSpacey · 01-23-06, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skiblet

do not spread wood chips onto your property near or around your house, that is a perfect breeding ground for termites.

i always thought termites likes wood large enough to eat through? my landscaper said chips just dont do it for termites, as did the tree service guy who came to my house.

Shazam · 01-23-06, 09:12 AM

Yeah... Those are wood chips... From my wood chipper... Where I put in only wood... Um, yeah.

rabbit77 · 01-23-06, 01:42 PM

It was there when I moved in, and it'll be there when I move out.

flee · 01-23-06, 02:01 PM

Here's a tip, if you have a large area that you need to mulch. Call your local tree removal company and ask them if they can dump some of their shredded trees that they ran through a wood chipper in your driveway. They have to pay to dump the stuff so they will give it to you for free, so they shouldnt have a problem dumping 10 wheelbarrows worth in your driveway, just dont let it sit there when they dump it. Also instead of black landscape lining to keep the weeds from coming through, place a section of newspaper down, not one sheet, but like 5-10 pages worth per section you want covered.

kantonburg · 01-23-06, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoSpacey

i always thought termites likes wood large enough to eat through? my landscaper said chips just dont do it for termites, as did the tree service guy who came to my house.

It's only cedar chips they don't like.

atlantamoi · 01-23-06, 06:11 PM

We're talking about spreading them around bushes/plants, yeah? I have chips all around my house after two years of using straw. I think I'm going to go back to straw this spring since it doesn't end up all over the place as much. Probably cheaper as well. What I'm curious about is what it's like to have rocks all around. Seems like a pain.

01-21-06, 07:18 PM	#1
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01-21-06, 07:28 PM	#2
jonw9 DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: On the banks of the Red Cedar Posts: 9,861	I don't spread it out all over my propery, but I do put it on some beds. In addition to helping retain moisture, it is more pleasing to look at than dirt. Beside, cedar chips naturally repel insects and I really do not have people wandering through. __________________ "Damn straight! Today the mad scientist can't get a doomsday device, tomorrow it's the mad grad student! Where will it end?!" - Professor Hubert Farnsworth

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skiblet DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Im somewhere where I dont know where I am. Posts: 2,074	do not spread wood chips onto your property near or around your house, that is a perfect breeding ground for termites.

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Shazam DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Canuckistan Posts: 7,830	Yeah... Those are wood chips... From my wood chipper... Where I put in only wood... Um, yeah.

01-23-06, 01:42 PM	#14
rabbit77 DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Des Plaines, IL Posts: 6,663	It was there when I moved in, and it'll be there when I move out.

01-23-06, 02:01 PM	#15
flee Banned Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 212	Here's a tip, if you have a large area that you need to mulch. Call your local tree removal company and ask them if they can dump some of their shredded trees that they ran through a wood chipper in your driveway. They have to pay to dump the stuff so they will give it to you for free, so they shouldnt have a problem dumping 10 wheelbarrows worth in your driveway, just dont let it sit there when they dump it. Also instead of black landscape lining to keep the weeds from coming through, place a section of newspaper down, not one sheet, but like 5-10 pages worth per section you want covered.

01-23-06, 06:11 PM	#17
atlantamoi DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Atlanta Posts: 7,876	We're talking about spreading them around bushes/plants, yeah? I have chips all around my house after two years of using straw. I think I'm going to go back to straw this spring since it doesn't end up all over the place as much. Probably cheaper as well. What I'm curious about is what it's like to have rocks all around. Seems like a pain.