Cleanup continues at the Epworth Veggie Garden. We've got lots of wood chips so we've been spreading them around the fence, picnic benches, swing and to mark some basic paths through the garden. We don't use these chips to "mulch" in the garden because they have not decomposed significantly. If they decompose directly on the soil with the plants the process could rob the soil of nitrogen. Weed fabric and wood chips help to keep down the weeds and give the garden a more "maintained" look.
We have part of a big tree trunk that we use in the garden. This "slice" is from a tree that was cut down from the church grounds a couple of years ago. Based on the size of the tree it has been part of the Epworth property for a while and we wanted to keep a piece of history. The tree was cut down as part of a project by a utility company. The utility company wanted a clear view of their pipes from the sky so a number of trees in the neighborhood were removed as part of this project. We often sit on the stumps around the big slice. The stumps were mixed in with some of the wood chips.
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