{"id":10968,"date":"2020-08-29T00:08:07","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T22:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/?p=10968"},"modified":"2023-07-07T22:11:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T20:11:21","slug":"garden-beds-soil-two-years-after-using-wood-chips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/soil-garden\/garden-beds-soil-two-years-after-using-wood-chips\/","title":{"rendered":"What the garden bed&#8217;s soil looks like two years after using wood chips and prunings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two years ago I started an experiment in my garden. I wanted to see how adding organic matter in depth would improve the soil. How adding prunings, <a>wood chips<\/a>, compost, manure would improve the soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today I&#8217;m going to show you the results. Maybe you can apply this technique and benefit from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Two years ago<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Two years ago, specifically in July 2018, I decided to start an experiment on a <a class=\"ek-link\">garden bed I had made with<\/a> garden <a>tiles<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wanted to see how the incorporation of prunings, <a>wood chips<\/a>, compost and manure would affect the quality of the soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wanted to bury the prunings, <a>wood chips<\/a>, compost and manure. Not to spread them on the surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So I dug and removed the soil from the <a>bed<\/a> to a depth of at least 20 to 25 cm. I placed the soil I removed on a tarp so that I could easily reuse it to cover the garden bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-10976 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-01.jpg\" alt=\"\u0391\u03c6\u03b1\u03af\u03c1\u03b5\u03c3\u03b1 \u03c7\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b2\u03ac\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2 20 \u03bc\u03b5 25 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03ac\" class=\"wp-image-10976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-01.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-01-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-01-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-01-480x852.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-01-300x533.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-01-600x1065.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I removed 20 to 25 inches of soil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the gap created, I added gradually:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Olive branches (whole branches, large and small)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a>Wood Chips<\/a> from olives and other trees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compost that I had made and bought<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manure that I had bought and made from olive trees, olive trees, olives, olives from other trees, olive trees and other woods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft wp-image-10978 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-02.jpg\" alt=\"\u03a0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b8\u03ad\u03c4\u03c9 \u03ba\u03bb\u03b1\u03b4\u03ad\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 wood chips\" class=\"wp-image-10978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-02.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-02-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-02-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-02-480x852.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-02-300x533.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-02-600x1065.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I add the prunings and wood chips<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10979 size-full\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-03.jpg\" alt=\"\u03a0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b8\u03ad\u03c4\u03c9 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c0\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03cc\u03c3\u03c4\" width=\"676\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-03.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-03-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-03-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-03-480x852.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-03-300x533.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-03-600x1065.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/> I add manure and compost.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I then covered this mixture with the soil I had removed. I occasionally vibrated it (as if it were cement) so that the soil went everywhere, not just on the surface. I wanted the soil to fill in as many gaps as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-10980 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-04.jpg\" alt=\"\u03a3\u03ba\u03ad\u03c0\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c7\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b1 \u03b2\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\" class=\"wp-image-10980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-04.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-04-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-04-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-04-480x852.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-04-300x533.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-04-600x1065.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Covering the materials with the soil I had removed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first few weeks, I watered the soil. Then the fall and winter rains came and watering became &#8220;automatic&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s how two years went by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For two years, nature did its work. On the surface there were no major changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Today. The moment of truth for the soil<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, August 2020, I dug up the soil in the <a class=\"ek-link\">garden bed<\/a> to prepare it for fall and winter planting. It had already been two years since I started the experiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wondered if the soil would make a difference?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first pleasant surprise, was <strong>how easy it was to dig the soil<\/strong>. The soil was not heavy and hard. The hoe penetrated easily. Dare I say as in &#8220;butter&#8221;. A big positive surprise because the soil in my garden is generally heavy and hard to dig in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As I was lifting clods of soil, I noticed that the bottom was black in color.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The black color that good organic matter has.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-10969 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-05.jpg\" alt=\"\u03a7\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9\" class=\"wp-image-10969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-05.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-05-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-05-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-05-480x852.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-05-300x533.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2020-08-29-parteri-05-600x1065.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">After 2 years, the soil is very soft, easy to dig and rich in organic matter!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I consider the experiment a success.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is another way to use prunings and <a>wood chips<\/a> in your garden to get organic-rich soil suitable for crops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope my experience will help you in your garden too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two years ago I started an experiment in my garden. I wanted to see how adding organic matter in depth would improve the soil. How adding prunings, wood chips, compost, manure would improve the soil. Today I&#8217;m going to show you the results. Maybe you can apply this technique and benefit from it. 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