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JMO but I would save myself some work and just use wood chips for the path. Even if you manage to get your pavers set flat it wont be long before they start to shift and disintegrate. And if there any shade they will get slick and green slime. Not to mention weeds will grow between and over them.
What I would do is lay down a 1/4- to 1/2-inch-thick layer of cardboard. The thicker the better. Then cover this with a thick layer of wood chips. Use those logs for the edges to contain the wood chips so they dont shift around. You could use weed block but personally I prefer cardboard. IMO weed block is a PITA. In a couple years it will be easy to repeat the process. The cardboard and woodchips will just meld into the soil.
Also not sure about your area but around here wood chips can be acquired by asking local tree trimmers to drop off their loads to you instead of transporting them.
I think I am going to give this approach a try first, mainly because card boards and wood chips are light weight, and I have endless supply of free cardboards right now, so this approach should be cost-free for me if I can later secure free wood chips.
Plan is to trim a path 3' wide, let the cuttings fall to the middle to fill the indentation from previous trail, hopefully making the trail width a bit more even, then put down cardboard and hold it down with some bricks until I can secure some wood chips.
Will also test this soil cement thing on the side by doing a small patch. This does look more attractive than pouring concrete or laying bricks.
I think I am going to give this approach a try first, mainly because card boards and wood chips are light weight, and I have endless supply of free cardboards right now, so this approach should be cost-free for me if I can later secure free wood chips.
Plan is to trim a path 3' wide, let the cuttings fall to the middle to fill the indentation from previous trail, hopefully making the trail width a bit more even, then put down cardboard and hold it down with some bricks until I can secure some wood chips.
Will also test this soil cement thing on the side by doing a small patch. This does look more attractive than pouring concrete or laying bricks.
I think in that setting you will really regret the cardboard.
Cardboard may work in a flower bed that gets no traffic with mulch over it, to deter weeds.
If you want a walking surface, I think it will move around and not lay flat and either be slippery, or visible and crummy looking. Especially if there's any slope or unevenness.
I think I am going to give this approach a try first, mainly because card boards and wood chips are light weight, and I have endless supply of free cardboards right now, so this approach should be cost-free for me if I can later secure free wood chips.
Plan is to trim a path 3' wide, let the cuttings fall to the middle to fill the indentation from previous trail, hopefully making the trail width a bit more even, then put down cardboard and hold it down with some bricks until I can secure some wood chips.
Will also test this soil cement thing on the side by doing a small patch. This does look more attractive than pouring concrete or laying bricks.
Don't let the cuttings just lie there, no? Won't that potentially include seeds to end up spreading?
Don't let the cuttings just lie there, no? Won't that potentially include seeds to end up spreading?
Some cuttings may sprout/form roots if they're lying in contact with soil too. Even if they don't, if they decay fast enough they'll just fertilize the soil...which will promote more unwanted weedy growth right where you don't want it.
Some cuttings may sprout/form roots if they're lying in contact with soil too. Even if they don't, if they decay fast enough they'll just fertilize the soil...which will promote more unwanted weedy growth right where you don't want it.
How are the so called wood pavers supposed to lie flat over that?
Scanning Craigslist FREE section I see the first free wood chip post within the distance I am willing to drive. But it is from an Eucalyptus tree - the type I heard is weaker as a wood. So my same question for mulch/chips: Are certain types of tree's chips better/more durable than other types? Is it better to wait for a pine tree or even oak tree? (I have seen chopped oak logs for free)
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