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Friday, March 20, 2026 BlossomDown Welterweights, Wa

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I spread a cube of fine wood shavings (animal bedding from pine wood) on the patch just to give the worms and fungal life something to do... It could rob some nutrients for a few months, but it will improve the soil health in the long run I think. This is what one cube spread over 1,000 sq ft looks like. The correct amount (if this is even a good idea) would stimulate the soil rather than overwhelming and thereby altering the soil. Trying to respect the axiom that less is often more.

Plus I'm trying to suppress disease and I think my regular mulch won't do that. But straw and conifer mulch may help with this.
 



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