Wood Chip Road Update 1 Year later

Over a year later and I really appreciate having the wood chip paths that I have made here on farm. The higher traffic areas have held up really well and they add both aesthetic and functionality to the farm.

[ForTheTroutInMePond]

Would love an update video. See how that wood chip road lasted. I've been learning from Gary's best gardening that a huge drought in Texas killed trees along the highway and they ended up pilling the wood chips from the dead trees alongside the highway. The next year it was all green around the wood chips because they held the water from the dew on cool nights. Another Gary tip is that soil is sand, silt, and clay and NOT compost. Compost is toxic poison to roots, sure they can grow in it for a bit but real permanent soil is sand silt and clay. Key thing is having the duff layer where fungus grows and trades the roots nutrients and roots give it sugar. the fungus connects all the root systems of all the plants. He has mentioned some farms with orchards were up on this and piled a foot of wood chips everywhere even up on the tree bark. Didn't matter and they never had to water their trees again. Pretty sweet. The rotting compost rots the roots and starves them of oxygen so it's important for any long term plant to be in actual real permanent soil. All the compost stuff should be on top. Pretty logical when you think about it. All the nurseries have been scammed by the academia mafia to start growing things in dead stuff so you can always wash off the dead stuff and plant in real soil...it's amazing I have seen my plants come back to life instantly when they get the oxygen back. When I get some land I'm going to go crazy with wood chips. But I would love to know how your's has held up over the last 7 years. Thanks man.

[EastTexasHomestead]

John, thanks for following up on this! I'm glad to see it's working so well. I've attempted to contact 10 or so tree services in the area and they either don't answer their phones / email or they're not interested in bringing it out. This video has reinspired me to keep asking around. Thanks!

[inezreyes]

So happy to see this video. Have a very long driveway and in need of something affordable in order to have a driveway. Thank you so much!!!

[troymeredith]

Hi john, I use mulch in my vege garden for the paths in between rows, let them go for 12 months then dig them in and make the old paths where the mulch was the new beds.the wood chips are a untapped resource.great benefit to the soil and plants.

[brianphilbrook]

Good luck to you John. We just got some goats so I get to use that pasture rotation and pasture info you went over with Troy awhile back looking forward to it.

[PrattFamilyHomestead]

that's awesome. Now I want to do this. We have 2 big driveways constantly filled with weeds and drives me absolutely crazy. The wood chips look really nice. - Mike

[somsongcharoenpon]

Can't wait to do it, hope it work well like yours.

[LVFFarmVlogs]

The wood chips are a great idea, and can be used for so many things. Thanks for the update

[terrywivey]

Looks good. Show us your garden John. It looks great in the background.

[biglifted]

This is great I'm planning to put wood chips down on my 80x80 clearing I have on my hunting property I hope it works as well as your paths !

[timcase]

Hey, what about plowing in the wintertime?

[amykinnell]

Thanks for the update. Very helpful to know how the roads have held up.

[mattbenson]

Sweet I've been thinking of doing this after seeing this video I will be getting it done when the snow melts!

[aron]

your road will only improve each year as you layer it

[gregw]

thanks for the vid! still working good? I actually own a tree service and about to purchase a large property and I think this may solve my problem!

[IslandExoticsHomestead]

Thanks for the update on the wood chips John!

[raymondjoseph]

Just an update for anyone. I do this on my property. I put up a sign. Dump chips here. There is a 2nd location for them to enter. I put an ad on FB just asking and offering wood chip dump location. I put in the address and goog maps image of the entrance. They just drop them off. My paths are clean every year. If i want to change to grass, rake the chips up and the soil germinates grass super fast. 3 weeks area is green.

[simsim]

I used cypress mulch over a path my dogs made in back lawn as i was sick of it turni g to mud when it rains and mud walked in house, but ive searched youtube videos for a way to keep it in place when dogs run over, i know i need edging but i want them to be able to run without knocking there paws on edging, i thought of digging a trench as edging on both sides of path and filling the woodchips in and bordering it with mondo grass, its down a slope, any suggestions?

[mattjans]

Thanks so much for this! Been getting a lot of nay sayers so it's helpful to see a success. Sorry if you've addressed this in the comments, but do you have any hilly areas? Any thoughts on whether this will work on hills? Property slopes the entire length of the path/drive I want to cover. Can't take my x534 garden tractor down there if it's at all wet or damp from rain. Thanks for any insights!

[dmpme]

3:35 .. that's how i feel in the morning! ha!