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By: Chipper Shredder

Chipper Shredder — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:13:28 +0000

Mulching is pretty important in this day and age of being green. I have owned a shredder for a few years now and spread the mulchings over the bedding plants each time it is used. It does smell a little - but it also seems to keep the cats away too!

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By: SEO musings

SEO musings — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:28:17 +0000

I am not the best mulcher in the world either! Mostly I just do not feel like gardening when it is not spring or summer, and by then it is too late I need to be planting. Where I live the ground is so hard I need to keep mulching so I can make it a little better for growing.
Thanks for the inspiration, I should get at it!

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By: Colin Campbell

Colin Campbell — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:16:13 +0000

Interesting. We have just bought a house and have gone from a garden with quite bit of shade to one with almost no shade. Some of our plants did not make the transition well and accompanied with 40 degree days, they are being sacrificed. We need to investigate mulch if we are to have any luck in growing things that require a bit of water. I dug up two garden beds this morning with a rototiller. We are just planning to plant drought tolerant plants and cut down on the grass area. We have to think through what to plant and where. It will be a very different garden to the other one.

Thanks for writing this up.

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By: jesie

jesie — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:32:01 +0000

My husband loves his mulcher which he uses every winter when he trims the fruit trees. It’s environmental friendly for all the sticks and twigs go back to the ground. We spread the mulch around our fruit trees and over the strawberries. We also use it on our flower bulbs.

We paid about US$100 for some odd brand but it has been working fine.

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By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:00:18 +0000

Thanks for the plug for Urban Cultivation a site that I have neglected too much of late (which will change in the next couple of days) - I’m definitely going to get one of those!!! It’s a great way of controlling exactly what’s going onto the garden and a way of getting rid of your garden waste.

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By: ShadowKnight

ShadowKnight — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:51:17 +0000

Jayne,

The big kids toy shop Bunnings has this very model for around AU$250.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:27:41 +0000

Great post, The Spouse of The House has been hinting for a shredder so he might be getting one of these toys lol.

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By: ShadowKnight

ShadowKnight — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:17:19 +0000

Jodie,

You are blessed to have such rich materials at your disposal, and the land to exploit the garden in.

By: ShadowKnight

ShadowKnight — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:16:17 +0000

pandi,

This is a mulcher/wood chipper. It will chip small branches with ease, but will not do large branches and stumps. For that you would need to look to a commercial solution.

Mulch is a layer of organic material that when applied around the base of plants provides a slow compost, weed retardant, and evaporation retardant layer. All good for the plant as it helps to ensure that the usual pests are avoided and that there is sufficient water available to sustain life.

As for it being a fertiliser, I guess you could call it that. However, it is a long term slow release type. Not the kind you apply today and reap the benefits tomorrow.

For me personally I want to minimise the water bill. So applying mulch is a must for that reason. Perhaps when I get some useable land I will go with the weed retardant factor as well. Though according to some reputable resources that requires a rather deep 7cm mulch.

In closing thankyou for the question. I hope my answer helps.

By: Jodie

Jodie — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:30:18 +0000

Thanks for the product review!!! I’m been wanting to buy one of these for ages but haven’t known of anybody that had one to tell me what they were like… I’m a definate mulcher!!! I usually use the straw that is left over from the hay that I feed my sheep. It’s full of sheep ’shit’ and does a fantastic job at retaining moisture aswell as fertilising the garden. I’m on a farm and have an endless supply of twigs and sticks and would love to incorporate this mulch into my garden. A ryobi garden shredder is now on my list of things to buy next time I head to the big smoke…

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By: pandi merdeka

pandi merdeka — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:55:05 +0000

wow nice toy, what is that . sorry, i like gardening, but i never see that kind of toy are that for fertilizer
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By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:08:16 +0000

Off Topic: It seems your CommentLuv plugin is not working, or at least I don’t see where it plugged in the latest post from my feed. Thanks for letting me find out about this great plugin I installed it on my blog.

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By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:54:24 +0000

I have to say I have a black thumb so growing anything is a challenge for me and mulching is never something I have had a need to perform. Still excellent post and even though I am not a gardener I can understand the benefit.