Erin explains how she uses woodchips and compost as mulch in her home garden. | Planter

Mulching Peppers - - Yep, woodchips. Why? Last fall when I pulled up a batch of peppers that had been mulched with woodchips, they didn't have any nematode evidence. Why? Not sure exactly. Maybe a fluke. But maybe... - - I had a friend who said there are these certain fungi that have a noose-like structures that capture root-knot nematodes and then eat them. So, that's cool. And maybe that's why. - - Another year, another experiment. We'll see if we have similar results. Either way, the woodchip

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Free Woodchips for Ashburton Groups from ACL & Freedom Lifestyle Villages! Hey Mid Canterbury fam! At Ashburton Contracting Limited (ACL), we've teamed up with Freedom Lifestyle Villages on their exciting new Trevors Road Village, bringing fresh homes and vibrant living to our community. As part of the build, we've got a generous stockpile of quality woodchips ready to go... and we want to give it away FREE to local clubs, organisations, and community groups, not for backyard mulching at home (s