Love me some Saturday - nothing to do but for work that I enjoy. Between trips to the walnut grove, I got around to doing one of those things that has been on the important but not urgent list for quite some time. I broke out the sledge and a couple wedges and split the logs previosly placed as nurse logs.
This one has some old firewood added in to enlarge the area:
Some time ago, I conceptualized using logs as mulch. This seems to be the logical conclusion of huglekultur and using wood chips as mulch and keeping the garden permanently mulched. It don't get much more permanent than using whole logs to mulch with. By splitting them and placing the flat side down, surface area contact is maximized and thus the weed-suppressive effect and moisture retentive benefit is maximized. By placing hay between the ground and logs, the rate at which the hay decomposes should be expedited for the hay, once wet, will tend to stay that way.
Seems like this has the potential if being the best method of mulching.
Now my question - has anyone ever heard of doing this before? I never have and I surely would like to know that I have made a unique contribution.
I did an Internet search using the search criteria "logs" and "mulch.". The only relevant thing I could find on whole of the Internet was found here:
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