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Having a low density wood chips float on water.
wood doesnt freeze
The wood chips themselves are natural, but the VOCs in the adhesives/resin used to bond the chips together can be harmful.
sugar cane, wood chips, cow manure
According to the US EPA wood chips are 500 LBS per cubic yard so 18 yards would be 9000 LBS or 2.5 Tons
If your puppy has wood chips and blood in their stool, it is possible that they have a perforation in their bowel. You want to take them to the vet immediately.
chips/shavings/what-have-you...of WOOD(GASP!).
The bulk density of wood chips varies from about 550 Ibs/cu yd for new wood chips to 750 Ibs/cu yd for recycled wood chips.
Paper, but not wood chips.
Wood takes varying amounts of time to decompse. small twigs that are a 5th of a inch in diameter can take 3-to-5 months to decompose. branches that are 1 inch in diameter can take up to 3 years to decompose. logs that are a foot in diameter can take 10 years to fully decompse. and logs that have a diameter of 4 feet across from a 300 year old tree ,can take up to 50 years to decompose. the best way to speed up the natural process of decomposition is to bury the wood about 1 foot deep and then fill it in with dirt this can speed up the decomposition by 50% meaning that a log thats 4 feet across will only take 25 years to fully decompose but the problem here is that wood eating insects will have a harder time decomposing it for best results bury your dead wood with termites. also burning wood in a bon fire is not a good idea because it re-releases the carbon back into the air. a hunk of wood is basically pure organic carbon. if wood is burned then it cancels out all of the positive impact that that tree gave to to before it died. these are some variables to consider Is it exposed to weather or protected? Has it been finished or preserved in some way? How big is it dimensionally? Wood chips or sawdust will decompose a lot faster then a log will. Wood will decompose faster if its wet. so if theres a pile of wood thats about 4 feet high typically the wood will decompose at different rates the wood at the bottom goes faster and the wood at the top wont decompose at all till it gets lower over time as the bottom eventually decomposes.
Wood takes varying amounts of time to decompse. small twigs that are a 5th of a inch in diameter can take 3-to-5 months to decompose. branches that are 1 inch in diameter can take up to 3 years to decompose. logs that are a foot in diameter can take 10 years to fully decompse. and logs that have a diameter of 4 feet across from a 300 year old tree ,can take up to 50 years to decompose. the best way to speed up the natural process of decomposition is to bury the wood about 1 foot deep and then fill it in with dirt this can speed up the decomposition by 50% meaning that a log thats 4 feet across will only take 25 years to fully decompose but the problem here is that wood eating insects will have a harder time decomposing it for best results bury your dead wood with termites. also burning wood in a bon fire is not a good idea because it re-releases the carbon back into the air. a hunk of wood is basically pure organic carbon. if wood is burned then it cancels out all of the positive impact that that tree gave to to before it died. these are some variables to consider Is it exposed to weather or protected? Has it been finished or preserved in some way? How big is it dimensionally? Wood chips or sawdust will decompose a lot faster then a log will. Wood will decompose faster if its wet. so if theres a pile of wood thats about 4 feet high typically the wood will decompose at different rates the wood at the bottom goes faster and the wood at the top wont decompose at all till it gets lower over time as the bottom eventually decomposes.
Lots of tiny, bright yellow spots on wood chips is likely mold. The area where the wood chips are is likely damp.
Having a low density wood chips float on water.
because they are "chips" off the potato. like a wood chip.
The rule of thumb for wood chips is that they weighs 550 pounds per cubic yard. So a ton of wood chips would equal about four cubic yards.
Wood chips come in many flavors but the most popular are hickory, oak,pecan and mesquite flavored. Also, the more wood chips you use, the greater the flavor.
No wood chips will not hurt your guinea pig and are often put into their cages for bedding.