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Sawdust for fill?
Posted on 5/27/19 at 9:12 am
Posted on 5/27/19 at 9:12 am
Just grinded down a large stump and have tons of sawdust to deal with now. I’ve read it’s great for making compost, but it’s way more than I’d need for that. I have some low spots on the property with none of the depths greater than 6-8 inches. My thought was spreading it across some of the low spots and topping with a few inches of topsoil, then seed or sod. Would this work or would the sawdust just decompose over a year or so leaving another low spot? Any other ideas of what to do with all of this stuff? Thanks in advance!
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Posted on 5/27/19 at 9:25 am to HES
Pick it up and put in a wheelbarrow. Haul it to the woods and dump it. If no woods close, bag it and toss in the trash each week for the next few weeks.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 9:41 am to HES
I would think it would decompose and eventually become a low spot again.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 9:42 am to HES
Fungus city. Throw it away
Posted on 5/27/19 at 9:42 am to BallsEleven
That’s what I figured, thanks.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 9:47 am to HES
quote:It will eventually decompose and there will be subsidence where that happens, it wont ba as low as before but will sink.
Would this work or would the sawdust just decompose over a year or so leaving another low spot?
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Just grinded down a large stump
In fact, you will see subsidence happening at and near the stump as large roots and the remainder of the stump itself decomposes plus additional fungus growth, like mushrooms, in the area. At least that was my experience
Posted on 5/27/19 at 10:35 am to HES
Bad idea for some of the reasons already mentioned.
I have a large compost pile I put grass clippings, leaves, organic kitchen waste in and a couple years ago I saved a lot of sawdust and wood shavings from working in my woodworking shop. I dumped it in the compost pile and turned it under and in just a couple weeks when I turned it over again, I had termites setting up a colony in it.
I broke out the crawfish boil pot and propane burner and dumped about 300 gallons of boiling water in that pile and killed them before they got to eating anything structural.
I have a large compost pile I put grass clippings, leaves, organic kitchen waste in and a couple years ago I saved a lot of sawdust and wood shavings from working in my woodworking shop. I dumped it in the compost pile and turned it under and in just a couple weeks when I turned it over again, I had termites setting up a colony in it.
I broke out the crawfish boil pot and propane burner and dumped about 300 gallons of boiling water in that pile and killed them before they got to eating anything structural.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 10:51 am to gumbo2176
Didn’t think about termites. Thanks for the info
Posted on 5/27/19 at 12:24 pm to HES
And I would think it would attract not only termites, but roaches and any other critters that eat wood.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 1:50 pm to zoemaxsam
Burn it and spread the ashes. Acts like a weak lime.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 7:05 pm to HES
Burn it. Will take a couple years to decompose. You will still have a hole.
Posted on 5/27/19 at 7:25 pm to HES
When I was a younger just starting out, I ground a stump and put the shavings around two young oak trees. Got so hot, kilt one.
Sooo, what ver you do, it you use it for mulch, go thin.
Sooo, what ver you do, it you use it for mulch, go thin.
This post was edited on 5/27/19 at 7:26 pm
Posted on 5/27/19 at 8:04 pm to HES
It will reduce bigly in volume.
Posted on 5/28/19 at 8:03 am to HES
Leave it. The root system of your tree is going to decompose leaving you a low spot where the tree once stood. The debris from the ground stump will help mitigate this issue.
Posted on 5/28/19 at 9:51 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
I planted turnips in it before. Biggest turnips I ever grew. 
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