There is a free service that operates in many areas. See if they’re in yours…
https://getchipdrop.com/#activity
Tree companies often like a dump site and if you call around some may give you or sell for cheap.
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I registered for something similar about a decade ago & got nothing.
It looks like it's available in my area (I was surprised) & I will register but not hold my breath.
I can buy half a cubic metre (1 bobcat scoop or nearly a full tray load in my ute) for about $40 AUD. This is about the cost of buying a ready made grain spawn bag online.
Thanks for the tip 👍
We have got a few of these deliveries over the years. They’re good if you don’t care what you’re getting or where it has come from but you can’t be sure on what plant material or if it has been sprayed with poisons etc
I’d go with whatever you can buy in bulk for the cheapest
You can never have too many wood chips & I've got plenty of places where it can be just dumped. Lots of overhead power lines around me & Energex trucks chipping trimmed gun trees. My hope would be that I get a load of that.
A while back I bought composted green waste from the local refuse centre. Never again. Lots of shredded plastic, glass & I even found a AA battery. It took years to get most of the garbage out.
It's more the waiting that concerns me. 40 bucks for a ute load of hardwood chips allows me some flexibility & is a pretty good deal if I get 4+ kgs of nice mushrooms.
Thinking I might mulch and inoculate around some fruit trees to get through the dry spell that's coming. The mushrooms will be a bonus.
Yeah that composted green waste is such a mess. You have to go for the certified organic stuff to avoid all the trash unfortunately