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Have I over mulched?

Ivy2Ivy2 Posts: 73
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My neighbour was having a laurel and cherry tree removed today. I asked if I could have some wood chippings for my borders. I probably should have communicated better but they dumped loads on my drive. 

I put it on my borders but it is very thick now and now reading this can suffocate and kill plants/trees. Is there anything I can do beside shovelling most of it off again which I don't really want to do?

Not measured the depth to soil but guessing it  could be 8 or 9 inches in parts. More at the back I piled it higher. 

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  • Ivy2Ivy2 Posts: 73
    By the way there was quite a bit of leaves mixed in. Perhaps that will rot away quicker.
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    If there are a lot of leaves in it will disappear quite quickly. If it is only trees and shrubs, just make sure it is sligltly away from the trunks. Probably too late now, but I would have stacked it for a month or two to rot down slightly.
  • SalixGoldSalixGold Posts: 450
    Just keep the mulch away from the trunk of trees, shrubs, roses etc.
  • Ivy2Ivy2 Posts: 73
    Ok thanks, will get out there with a trowel tomorrow and make a few inches gap around the tree trunks/shrub stems.
  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,841
    It will drop in volume fairly quickly and by Spring you will be wondering where it all went.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    If you have any left over and you have lawns, it will make great compost mixed with grass clippings and put in your compost bin or in a heap somewhere.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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