Wood chips can be used as mulch, in compost, and to make pathways in the garden. Wood chips are an easy and affordable way to give your garden a boost. They're commonly used as mulch to suppress weeds ...

Last spring, I spent hours digging raised beds in an 80-by-130-foot community garden plot. The weeds were fierce, and although the walking paths were nice, they became overrun by the overzealous ...

Did you know adding wood chips to your garden beds can completely change how your plants grow? 🌱 They help retain water so your soil stays moist longer, balance soil pH for healthier roots, and ...

Learn about wood chip mulch pros and cons and why you should be adding nitrogen to wood chips for long-term benefits in the garden. Most organic gardeners find that following nature’s patterns serves ...

Q: We have a large pile of wood chips after running prunings through the chipper/shredder - mostly ornamental pear and apple branches, various twigs and some pine-tree cuttings. How long before we can ...

My bean, squash, cucumber and pepper plants are stunted and yellow in color. We cut down a huge maple tree and tilled all the wood chips from the cuttings into the garden to improve the soil this ...

With so many choices available at garden centers, how do you choose the best mulch material for your vegetable garden? Wood chips or pine bark? Or perhaps a synthetic material that will help trap ...

Q. We are taking down several trees on our property I would like to chip up the branches to make mulch for our gardens. I read that freshly ground wood chips steal nitrogen from the soil. Is this true ...

BOSTON (CBS) - Wood chips are among the best materials to use for playgrounds. They are great shock absorbers, much better than other substances like sand or gravel. They also can shed rain very ...

Stores are now awash with wood and bark chips. Besides the usual supply available at nurseries and garden centres, clean white bags of chips are also neatly stacked in front of hardware stores, ...

Q: I want to cover a 30-by-100-foot garden in wood chips because it is on a slope, and the soil drains so fast that it has lost a lot of its nutrients. Where can I get free wood chips? — Merle Need, ...