Today we will look into some Benefits of Using Saw Dust or Wood Dust in your garden. We will also look into some basic science on what problems happens when you add saw dust to your plants and How we can make use of this concept for the benefit of our plants – that is Saw Dust Hack for your plants.
Sawdust or wood dust is a By-product or waste product of wood works like sawing, planing, drilling sanding and so on. It is composed of fine particles of wood and Here by Saw dust, I refer to both fine saw dust and also tiny wood chips.
So, Before I list out the benefits or Uses of Saw dust on your plants and garden, lets quickly know what happens when you add sawdust to your soil.
Some people who use sawdust for mulching or soil amendment might have noticed a decline in their plants’ health, making them to believe that sawdust is toxic to plants. Actually, This is not the case. Sawdust is woody stuff that requires nitrogen to decompose. This means during the process of biodegradation, the process may suck out nitrogen from the soil and thus away from your plants’ roots, making your plants weaker. This is called “Stealing” Nitrogen from your plants. This happens when you mix saw dust directly into the soil without knowing this concept. But generally mulching with saw dust may not cause this problem, but still with some precautions, you can enjoy certain benefits of saw dust in your garden.
Well, keeping this concept in mind, we will list out the possible uses of saw dust in gardening: The only action required is adding extra Nitrogen to your plants in the form of fertilizers like decomposed cowdung, NPK and so on.
NOW THE LIST OF SAW DUST HACKS OR USES OF SAW DUST IN GARDEN:
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30 Comments
Don't use saw dust as mulch it's high in carbon when in contact with soil robs nitrogen and plants fade into yellow soon it's a very poor soil amendment use leaf or grass clippings as mulch
Hi I am from the tropics-Caribbean, and have woodlice. What will happen when I use sawdust and what's a natural way to get rid of the woodlice? Thank you for such an informative video.
I am very much confused whether to use sawdust to the plant or not
Now I got the information.Thanks a lot.
Can coconut tree fiber chips be mixed with potting soil?
Thank you so much.. I was wondering waht to do with saw dust.. glad I found your tips otherwise I would have ended up with 'nitrogen stealing'.. thank you so much…
Sir is it safe add Swa dust in potting mix. (Instead of cocopeat I'm using swa dust)
hello friend, do you not have issues with algae or black mold growing on the sawdust then attacking the plant when you are "crowning" the plant (4:04)?
Looks very fine with lots of dust..are there any safety precautions when handling?
Aplicable to all raw bio waste or mulch even
Charcoal and wood shavings to plant orchids
You can use this woood dust after decompost this wood dust this will not effect for plant, this will not steal nitrogen so decompost first
Hot Dang sawdust!! I just repotted my Bougainvillea plants in a mixture of sawdust and garden soil. ( I am new to this gardening life) Wish I had seen this earlier. Hope cowdung can come to the rescue.
Very informative and straight to point. Good work.
Hello. Can i ask what is the ratio of mixing cow dung and sawdust? Thank you
How do I treat potting soil with already mixed sawdust?
Can we use saw dust instead of Coco peat plz tell
I have small small balls which is brown in color saying it is npk. Is it so? How to use for the plants?
Though nitrogen stealing happens, after a while, that is after the saw dust decomposes the soil is enriched. Is it correct?
Good video.
should we used 100% saw dust for seeding
Can I use treated wood saw dust for compost bin as it might be chemically treated
I need to talk to you in box
Can sawdust be added to kitchen waste while composting?
How many days once we have to put for plants
Where we get saw dust in amzon
It also destroy some plant who are not acid loving
Hello sir, I will not use saw dust for my plants rather I will go for other alternatives
Coffee grounds give the nitrogen to sawdust. ….. spreading sawdust around strawberries will allow you to eat some as bugs won’t reach them ….. but will kill sage
Hello im one of your many followers i have a question regarding saw dust . Since it has disadvantages and i cannot mix it soil. I was thinking before i watch your video to use the saw dust at the bottom of the pots just so i cannot used so much if i use big pots coz it would make my pots quite heavy and my plant stand might not be able to hold it longer time mu purpose really is to fill the pot with sawdust at the bottom part and the rest will be soil will it steal the nitrogen content of the soil ?
Sawdust sucking nitrogen, this a hype. A decomposed sawdust blends well in compost. What is bad are those from chemically-treated wood.
Natural sawdust is great when sparingly mixed in a compost pile especially those used in poultry bedding.
Although in The Philippines, urban gardeners prefer cocopeat and rice hulls as potting soil mix. The latter still retains some fertilizer sprays from the rice farming system.
I see more benefits of sawdust as a deterrent to insects and weeds, rather than as a nutrient for the plants since it can take a full year for it to full decompose and suck out nitrogen from the soil that the plants need. More generally, I prefer to just use sawdust in composting.