Border Edging using Wood Chip filled plastic sleeving mesh

[no_akira]

Using Protective net sleeving, filled with tree surgeon waste chippings then used to edge mounded borders.

Multipurpose Mesh Tubing (Ft)

My theory is that because the contact patch of woodchips is only small. One side of the tube only. The other side that is exposed to air is nitrogen fixing rather than stripping.

"mycelium fungus as growth promoter" scholarly article...
https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=...omoter&f=false

My courgette did really well (its still going) planted only a few inches from the wood chip sock

Some detailed instructions on the easiest way to fill the sock using 3 foot of 4.5 inch cable trunking pipe

[Greenleaves]

All my paths are woodchip and everything grows quite happily......

[roitelet]

Mulch all my flower beds with wood chip and never had a problem.

[veggiechicken]

As I understand it, woodchip only uses nitrogen when it is dug into the soil. Using it as a mulch isn't a problem. Some methods advocate using woodchip in this way like http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...hod_88807.html
Have you tried emptying one of those socks - or refilling one? I imagine the woodchip would get caught in the mesh and make it difficult to reuse - so it would become a one-use only item.

[Jungle Jane]

I was just looking at your allotment ideas website you've set up & in the information pages at the bottom you have info about yourself,about the wood chip sock,about panels & about children,the children information page needs a password,what is the password please I want to see what it's about?

[no_akira]

I was contacted by a Head teacher for a small network of schools who liked the simple diagrams and explanations of my website as well as the ideas. She said it was a good compact fit for their schools "Where food comes from..." project. A single pallet divider which they would make themselves with a small paired border contained within a circular wood chip sock. They were going to make 3 beds, 1 for each class. Into which they would plant an assortment of plants for the children to observe growing.

We discussed setting up a portal for their growing project which I did. I set up the link.

[no_akira]

Mulch all my flower beds with wood chip and never had a problem.

Your lucky enough to be in France...

Wood chips in a wetter (soggy) climate also around vegetables has been shown to cause problems. Flowers aren't so sensitive...

You have got to be careful when digging around the socks. If you catch it with your hand trowel or spade it can tear. They are baggy enough, I just angle them away a bit from the area that i'm digging.

I think once the wood chip has turned to humus it will as good as fall out of the sock. After a year of two.

[no_akira]

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&so...sLZELkp38sBxVg

Its a 3 page pdf doc from Cranfield University press.

Just recently found this research paper from Cranfield University regarding using wood chip socks to stop phosphates being washed from your soil.

Not sure exactly what his results conclude?

it seems Wood chip + "Nutriloxx" is the best combination for stopping leaching..