Installing Wood Chip Pathways or Mulch - Testing Three Methods.

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In this video I’ll talk about the benefits of using wood chips for garden pathways and show three options for how to install wood chips in your garden to block weeds, save water, and build your soil.
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@patrciaclemons8183 4 года назад

Kyle at the mercy of RU-vid algorithm, releasing content that blows the iconic millionaire RU-vidrs out of the water. Yet sitting under 100k subs. All in do time right!!? Great info

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Thanks Patrcia! Yeah, those algorithms are good over all, but they can make it difficult to get a foot hold when you’re just starting out. I’ll be here sharing my gardening videos either way and if they can inspire or help a few gardeners discover a new idea or even just brighten a few days, that’s enough for me. Thank you for your support!

@kiddfamilyfarmllc9962 4 года назад

Speaks volumes as to the society consuming mind numbing content.

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Kidd Family Farm LLC agreed!

@mleav2 5 месяцев назад

I use a layer of dollar store lanscaping fabric covered with layers of fresh grass clipping from lawn mower bag. Just keep clippings away from plant stems or the excess nitrogen from the fresh grass will burn them. After season over leave it to overwinter then in spring pull up the emails of the old fabric, mix the decomposed clippings into the garden, get new fabric, mow the lawn and repeat.

@tormodgustavsen9249 4 года назад

So well done! Tidy and clean. And the way you test out different materials and methods too. Inspiring!

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Tormod Gustavsen thank you so much!

@Sport4Life 4 года назад

Much respect to you for the work you’re putting in. Would rather have an urban garden to feed my family than a manicured lawn.

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

SenzaNome thank you! I couldn’t agree more!

@mineralrevolution 4 года назад

I can't wait for the follow up video to this. I want to try this for my garden path and I'm just waiting to see which worked the best. Thanks for the awesome tips!

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Jocelyn Bennion I’m hoping to have it posted in a couple days. Spoiler alert - the weed fabric worked best for my, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it will work best for everyone

@EvolutionWendy Год назад

I can hardly believe it! You think just like I do, you experiment just like I do, thank you it's so good to meet somebody who thinks like me, You are saving me a lot of time, whereas other videos just gave me ideas, Your videos gives me comparisons and solutions

@TheJunkyardgenius 4 года назад

Just found your channel, subbed already, i really like your clear simple explanations, so easy to understand and follow. Cant wait to follow your journey esp in the garden

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

techstuff thank you so much! I appreciate your feedback! Clear, simple, and informative is my goal!

@Sweetpotato0627 4 года назад

Great idea to test different methods for yourself..... I'll stay posted to your channel to see how it works out. I myself am trying the landscape paper at the bottom covered with woodchips. I've already purchased it, so might as well use it...

@augardenideas2189 2 года назад

it's amazing, the shredded bark is great for potting soil, thank you for the test and it worked, you're so cute, thank you so much

@urbanfarmstead 2 года назад

Thank you!

@Amyzgr8r 2 года назад

I love the way you literally HOP into your projects. I guess I missed the part about which one of those methods worked the best.

@Dee.C 3 года назад

Gorgeous garden.

@mistakay9019 4 года назад

only watched one other video and I can tell you are going to go places! Great content :)

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

MistaKay90 thank you so much! I appreciate your feedback and I’m glad you are enjoying my videos.

@elsmooth12 3 года назад

Great video. I'm in the process of smothering a ton of English Ivy overtaking a large bed of the place I just moved to using cardboard and woodchips. Nothing better than redirecting waste materials from the landfill to the garden. Keep up the great work!

@urbanfarmstead 3 года назад

Thank you! Best of luck with your Ivy! That stuff can be tough!

@eugenekotlar 25 дней назад

Hi Kyle, Please share what irrigation tubing you are using, including the make and type. Also, can you be more detailed about how you connect your irrigation system?

@saltlifegull4091 3 года назад

First time watching and hooked already! Subscriber from NW Florida.

@urbanfarmstead 3 года назад

Thank you so much!

@natashaj.layton3603 4 года назад

New subscriber here! Love your content! Keep it coming.

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Natasha J. Layton hi! Thank you so much! Many more videos to come!

@libertadmartinez1891 2 года назад

Love this video. Thanks

@juliejackson9411 2 месяца назад

Looking forward to the results of the wood chips. I will probably only do the first method though..

@warmcheeto443 3 года назад

Very informative

@urbanfarmstead 3 года назад

Warmcheeto thank you!

@72tubedmiaz 4 года назад

Can’t wait to see which is better for weed control! On another note your smile belongs on network TV , 😉

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

72tubedmiaz I’m excited to see too! I’ll definitely share an update! Thanks 😁

@trishanavarro4887 4 года назад

Lookin good!

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Trisha Navarro thank you!

@ianaycock1370 4 года назад

great video

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Thank you

@belindadomingo 4 года назад

Looking forward to the results! I did the sheet mulch + wood chips method and hoping that one wins 👍🏽

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Belinda Domingo great! I do think a lot of the decisions is based on what specific weeds are in your garden and their growing habits. For instance - Bermuda grass is the main reason we don’t use weed mat

@belindadomingo 4 года назад

Urban Farmstead our grass is similar to Bermuda called Kikuyu - a horrible invasive grass with deep rhizomes 😫

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Belinda Domingo oh yikes, that sounds awful! Well I really hope this works out well for the both of us, but if not we’ll keep working toward a solution.

@fultonjohnsonaton5096 2 года назад

Cardboard is the winner for many reasons- it ll act as extra weed stopper - it'll break down and feed the soil and earthworms love to eat it, The weed fabric does not decompose & will stop the wood chips absorbing into the ground underneath as they break down, and eventually will just have to be torn up from the ground- a very messy job with the woodchips still sitting on top. Also , cardboard doesn't need staples. Goooo Cardboard!

@HappinessFactoryGardens 4 года назад

Looking forward to the follow up video!

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Thank you!

@mirlamurillo3473 2 года назад

Hit a like just cuz the video is quick and to the point. Ty.

@NadiiaTsaryk 4 года назад

Thanks!

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

You’re welcome!

@TheRileyjemarle 2 года назад

Awesome

@freshfromthegarden5892 3 года назад

Woodchip spreading level: 1000

@urbanfarmstead 3 года назад

🙌🏼

@marioedsellafuente3184 2 года назад

Hi, how did it go. Which one is better? Interested since weeds have conquered my garden. Thanks

@nikitatje3 4 года назад

Really informative and inspiring! 😊 I'm curious if there's an online tool or app where you can draw your garden and get the best design for such a beautiful garden like this. Would you by any chance know?

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Thank you! I don't personally know of one but I normally draw my plans to scale of graph paper.

@zhaw9573 4 года назад

Nice 👍

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Banyu Ziaw Thank you!

@elizabethsansom6447 4 года назад

Love wood chips

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Elizabeth Sansom they certainly have some nice benefits

@Theloadedbarbell Год назад

@urban farmstead is the landscaping fabric good to add under mulch going on a retaining wall? I want drainage so the retaining can last a long time and won’t collapse but want to prevent weed growth as well.

@cletusrobinson Месяц назад

How did this come out? I have an 8’ wide area on the side of my home about 20’ long that gets no sun. Would this be a consideration for that area?

@ThriftyGarage 3 года назад

Looking forward to seeing the results. As a landscaper we do not recommend weed fabric under bark mulch but only under decorative rock. Additionally we use commercial grade weed fabric which tends to hold up better over time.

@urbanfarmstead 3 года назад

Thank you! Yeah, I pretty much only use in under hardscaping as well, but def learned a bit from this experiment.

@jameslarson6555 3 года назад

Agreed, once the chips start breaking down and weed seeds germinate on top of the fabric, they send tiny roots that grow down through the fabric. When you pull up the weeds, the fabric comes with them. Cardboard is the better choice here. Landscape fabric works well to keep the gravel in a pathway from sinking or migrating down into the soil.

@urbanfarmstead 3 года назад

@@jameslarson6555 absolutely 👍🏼

@playerjair12 3 года назад

Where in the second video?

@urbanfarmstead 3 года назад

@@playerjair12 I added the link to the video description

@Gtt198 4 года назад

Thnx bro

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

You are welcome

@michaeltoronto9241 3 года назад

How did you decide how wide to make the garden beds?

@scarykarye 4 года назад

Do you plan on tilling in the mulch after this seasons garden? Wondering how long it will take for the cardboard to decompose enough?

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Great question. I won’t till again and if I was replacing the garden where it is now I wouldn’t change I’m up much. But I’ll be building raised beds in a new spot this winter.

@ccfishy7483 3 года назад

I will be removing my Douglas fir tree and building a vegetable raised bed there. I will end up with a lot of wood chips, can I just add soil on top and start gardening?

@minaandthegarden Год назад

Thanks for sharing. I've been seeking ways to make an inexpensive pathway in my garden and I think I just found it. Do you think I can use mulch bags as well instead of wood chips.

@urbanfarmstead Год назад

Happy to share. Probably, but what are “mulch bags”?

@susanmillsap2238 3 года назад

Love these videos! Where did you get your wood chips?

@urbanfarmstead 3 года назад

Thank you! Hasties in Sacramento

@unclekhup 3 года назад

Is the follow up video out yet?

@infinitelyblessed359 3 месяца назад

If I've got 112 sq. feet of paths to cover, how much wood do I need? i didnt hear you mention what you got, thats why Im asking.

@adamvadala1983 Год назад

Which 3 methods worked? Anyone better then the other? My grandmother use to put down cardboard, I always thought that was the better way. Have you ever used plastic liner?

@Adam-di3kz 3 года назад

Keen to see the results. Are they out yet? Cheers

@urbanfarmstead 3 года назад

Yep. They sure are. I think I even linked them at the end screen of this video

@urbanfarmstead 3 года назад

Here is the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NkX77D59u7M.html

@tymb278 3 года назад

Your observations with respect to the different ways to use wood chips pretty much parallels my own. But no matter what method you use, the weeds will eventually win out given enough time. Thinking about going concrete next year. Let's see 'em grow out through that!

@SacredShiro 4 года назад

Ill be trying to do the wood chip thing this year. Just finding it hard to get a hold of any where I live. Will straw work?

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Shiro almost any similar material will work. Much of it is your preference, or what’s available. The cation I would give you with straw is that it sometimes contains lots of seeds that could end up sprouting in it to cause you more work. But that does very depending on the straw.

@trishrayburn320 4 года назад

Many tree trimming companies will drop a load of chips for free.

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Trish Rayburn yes! Definitely a great source!

@Snlewi01 Год назад

Link to follow up? What worked better??

@jarrodrastrick 3 года назад

Hi, was curious as to why you have such wide pathways? also what are the dimensions off your pathways and beds?

@sherrywhitman9820 3 года назад

He has it posted in the video before this when he is making his yard into the garden. His pathways are 18". Some beds are 4' wide, some are 2' wide depending on what he is planting.

@zerad3307 4 года назад

Guys please share the video on your social media !

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Thanks Kevin!

@netnumthipmudwanich1423 4 года назад

👏👏👍👍

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Netnumthip Mudwanich thanks!

@smartk8478 4 года назад

Is the wood ashes good for plants as well?

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

I’ve heard that it is, but we don’t use any here and I don’t have personal experience with using wood ashes

@jakel.7433 3 года назад

Will the wood chips cause termites? & does the Brown Mulch by vigoro work the same?

@urbanfarmstead 3 года назад

Not in my experience, though I can’t say for sure.

@forpetessake3532 Год назад

i’ve read termites are attracted

@josephhall2858 3 года назад

Are you going to be doing the follow-up video soon?

@urbanfarmstead 3 года назад

Joseph Hall I posted that two months ago! I’m not like other channels, I generally want to help you grow food! Here’s. The link to my follow up: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NkX77D59u7M.html

@josephhall2858 3 года назад

Yes, I found it shortly after watching this video. I wish the mulch or the cardboard and mulch would have worked better so it could feed the soil.

@urbanfarmstead 3 года назад

Joseph Hall I still think the mulch and cardboard is the best way to go.

@JVANDNETO 3 года назад

active legend portugues 👍🏼😉🇧🇷❤🇧🇷

@urbanfarmstead 3 года назад

🙌🏼

@barbann5091 4 года назад

I think I made an error in installing a wood chip pathway. We had some spare topsoil so we put that in as a base layer over the clay, then we put the wood chips on that.. Unfortunately now the pathway is squishy and it isn't solid to walk on it. Can this be fixed without having to take the whole thing up and install the wood chips without the topsoil layer?

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Barbara Gladfelter the wood chips themselves wont make much of a solid path, especially in a thin layer so it a solid path is your goal you would definitely want to add them on top of a solid foundation. Im still surprise that it’s “squishy” but if that’s the feel of your top soil then that’s likely why.

@barbann5091 4 года назад

@@urbanfarmstead Thank you for your reply. Do you think soaking it with water will improve this? You sink down 3-4 inches when walking on it.

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Barbara Gladfelter soaking and tamping would definitely harden our top soil but I couldn’t say for sure without knowing the composition of yours. It’s worth a try

@MiTiaMexicana Год назад

Any updates? I'm thinking of doing the same and confused which method is best

@urbanfarmstead Год назад

Yeah, I posted the full review/update video a few months after this

@mushethecowboycook9353 3 года назад

Look at (josh sattin) on youtube who is at raleigh city farm. We do cardboard then compost (for beds) or woodchips (for walkways) and no weeds as you can see

@urbanfarmstead 3 года назад

Thanks, I’ve watched some of his videos. Great videos and great farm! This yellow nutsedge is a nightmare!

@jeffdinter6208 3 года назад

You will have problems down the road which were you used the wood chips over the weed barrier cloth. Because that weed barrier cloth will not decompose

@braxtonrichards3202 3 года назад

Would you recommend these wood chips in a climate with more rain and humidity, or would the wood chips decade too fast?

@urbanfarmstead 3 года назад

Yes I would.

@braxtonrichards3202 3 года назад

@@urbanfarmstead Thank you, This is my first time getting into gardening, I'm currently clearing out a 20' x 12' area to build four 8' x 4' raised plots. I also just bought all the stuff to build your DIY grow light. Thank you for all the information and ideas.

@urbanfarmstead 3 года назад

@@braxtonrichards3202 oh that’s awesome! Thanks!

@seanmurphy2365 Год назад

Do wheelchairs run OK on these?

@CS-bn4un Год назад

This is a late viewer, but I am a subscriber. After using the wood chips with cardboard, did you have any increase in termite activity? We battle them, live in frame home a century and a quarter old, with 3 wood outbuildings, so are trying to be careful...but like the factors of wood chips.

@urbanfarmstead Год назад

I’ve not had issue with termites in them here. My house is wood frame and 103 years old, so I get it

@CS-bn4un Год назад

@@urbanfarmstead Thanks for your response!

@danabella6540 9 месяцев назад

How wide is your plot?

@RocketPipeTV Год назад

3:03 why are your pathways wider than the growing beds? I would have made 1 path in the middle of the length of the bed. You’d have like double the growing space, your walkway being a path to the first long growing bed.

@glenndrumright9425 4 года назад

The only issue I had when doing wood chips for the pathways was that when you are barefoot you get a lot of splinters in your feet? Have you walk on the paths without shoes on?

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Yes! I completely agree with you on that! I’m barefoot in the garden a lot in summer and wood chips are not good for that at all.

@jmont4102 4 года назад

I have local hardwood mulch and walk barefoot all the time with no issues. Wood chips might be diferent thought

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

jmont4102 good to know! I think I does depend on the wood, and probably the feet 🦶 as well 😆.

@carpentryfirst3048 3 года назад

How often do you go to your garden barefoot? What about all the crap you bring into your home? I never understood how Americans could wear shoes inside the house. Lots of nasty things outside that could be tracked into the house, onto the couches, the other furniture, carpets ext.

@JimVanderveen 3 года назад

Kyle, where do you get your wood chips?

@urbanfarmstead 3 года назад

Cascade

@JimVanderveen 3 года назад

Ah, right around the corner from Green Acres, convenient. Thanks!

@urbanfarmstead 3 года назад

@@JimVanderveen 👍🏼 yep. These chips are called Play Fiber I believe

@niclee1863 4 года назад

And they promote fungal growth to help feed and balance the bacteria in the soil

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Nic Lee yes! Definitely some nice advantages to wood chips

@anngoulding3020 Год назад

Good day....is it safe to use wood chips inside a greenhouse? I'm worried about BUGS in the wood chips ruining our plants because of pesky bugs!

@forpetessake3532 Год назад

i read bugs and termites are attracted to it

@ksihler 4 года назад

Can I ask where you got your chips

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Kris these are from Cascade here in Sacramento

@ksihler 4 года назад

@@urbanfarmstead Thank you

@prattcreekart 4 года назад

My city offers free wood chips by the water tower in one of our parks. They make them from the city tree cuttings.

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Angela Moulton that’s awesome! I should see if our city offers them

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Kris you’re welcome!

@bharathnaiduaavula5983 4 года назад

What is the use of wood chips in pathways?

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Bharath Dance Academy thanks for the question, but did you watch the video because I thought I cover that pretty well in the video. Basically they keep down weeds while protecting and feeding the soil but there’s more about them in the video.

@michaelripperger5674 3 года назад

Why do you have those 3 ropes where you have to jump over them ?

@urbanfarmstead 3 года назад

Michael Ripperger great question! These keep my dog out of our garden. Without them my dog chases butterflies into the garden and tramples plants all day long. I have more information on it in my Instagram highlights if you’re interested. Thanks for asking.

@swalker5619 Год назад

What's up with the ropes?

@urbanfarmstead Год назад

Keeps my dog out… most of the time

@vladimir7759 4 года назад

and why do you need to make a substrate? after all it is possible to leave without it that mulch would rot and fertilize the earth and roots of plants

@urbanfarmstead 4 года назад

Vladimir yes, the wood chips will definitely decompose to feed the soil but it takes time and in the beginning the soil microbes tie up a large portion of the nitrogen so it’s not available to the plants. Long term though, that does work quite well. Thank you for sharing

@swallowtailnails868 3 года назад

Where's the update?

@maplenook Год назад

Arborist chips!

@pilingmarcelino9782 Год назад

Why my wood chips grow mushrooms?

@urbanfarmstead Год назад

That’s pretty common, there are many fungal spores in wood. It’s not usually a problem

@jeffdinter6208 3 года назад

The best way to use your weed barrier cloth is just put it on top of the soil not under wood chips or any kind of mulch.

@MrsSquishy2010 2 года назад

Cardboard will actually decompose and feed the soil. The more the woodchip decomposes the more it feeds the soil. Soon those paths will be better to plant in that the beds. So I vote for cardboard.

@hannapajanen4363 3 года назад

Why not show the results in this video? Thus thumbs down, sorry

@urbanfarmstead 3 года назад

Thank you for asking Hanna! The follow up video had to be made two months after this video, because it took that amount of time to do a thorough test of these methods. And there’s no way to go back and just add that to this video, so it’s a separate video and it fully shows the results of this experiment if you’re interested in seeing it. Hope that answers your question. Sorry you didn’t enjoy the video.