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Beech Nut casings

PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
edited March 2023 in The potting shed
Anyone want 16 compost bags full of beech nut casings (and a few of the nuts as well)?
They do not get crushed in my shredder and don't seem to decompose on the soil. These have built up over the last 3 years to a depth of about 3 inches in places.
If I had an incinerator and somewhere to put onei would try burning thehm, but otherwise?

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  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    I use them as mulch. they do eventually decompose but as you say it takes a long time.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    They might work as a mulch or for a rustic-style path, in place of coarse-ish chipped bark. I'd have some if I lived near you.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
    edited March 2023
    They are extremely painful to kneel on to weed too! The woodland path is covered in them (as is the gravel drive).
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