The Importance of Wood Chipping and Mulching for Your Garden

A well-maintained garden can elevate the beauty of your property. However, your trees may require more care than you think. More than regular watering may be necessary. What if we tell you that we have two very useful techniques that will keep your greens healthy, growing and reduce your manual work? 

So today, let’s find out the importance of wood chipping and mulching for your garden.

The Importance of Wood Chipping 

You may have some old tree stumps lying around, or a dead tree that you haven’t yet removed. These are seemingly harmless yet they can cause some damage over time. Woods create an ecosystem of their own by growing bacteria, fungi, moss etc. and also alter the pH of the soil. Hence it is better to remove such a tree stump or a deceased tree. 

Using a wood chipper you can easily turn the tree stump into wood chips. You can do it on your own or hire professional arborists for the job. 

Not only that, you can get rid of old fallen tree branches and wastes when you turn them into wood chips. 

If you do not remove the tree stumps and fallen branches, they will slowly turn your yard into a messy jungle. The trees will not grow as much, but weeds and unwanted growth will increase over time.

When you remove the unused wood, you can either burn them or turn them into mulch. Burning will release unwanted carbon and pollutant gases into the air. Mulching on the other hand will support your garden and greens to grow.

Hence it is a brilliant idea to repurpose the unused wood through wood chipping.    

The Importance of Mulching

When the whole tree stump or branches are lying around, they are mostly useless, but, when you turn them into wood chips, they act as organic mulch which you can use in your garden. 

Mulching is usually done to reduce human or manual work in the garden. An organic mulch like wood chips is the most commonly used mulch. You just have to add a thick layer of mulch around the trees.

Organic mulch has many benefits. Wood chipping is mostly done for mulching purposes as it has several benefits, such as,

• Suppresses the growth of weed, hence removes competitors and supports tree growth.
• Hold onto more moisture, hence reduces the frequency of watering. 
• Creates a barrier between the soil and the air, hence reduces soil erosion. 
• Adds organic matter hence balances pH, nitrogen and phosphorus levels of the soil.
• Increases soil ecosystem, i.e. living microorganisms grow and thrive better when wood chips are used for mulching. Hence the soil fertility is also increased.
• Wood chips also add aesthetic value to your garden or yard. The whole place looks very well maintained and neat for a long time.
• Other than this, you can use the wood mulch to create or pave pathways in the garden too. The mulch will prevent grasses and weeds from growing.

Final Words

Gardens can make you feel alive but you must maintain a clean garden to keep the greens thriving. In order to do so you must invest in good quality organic mulch. What is better than reusing your tree stump which is left behind? Turn it into wood chips and you have your own organic mulch ready to use.

In case you are looking for arborists to turn your tree stumps and branches into wood chips, Jordans Trees Services has your back. We have an excellent team of arborists, ready to serve you for tree care services.

Whether you want your home garden cleaned or commercial landscaping, we do it all in the entire Perth’s southern shires and suburbs. Got a tree stump in your land? Call us today and see how useful it gets.