Hi All,
You have all helped me to think this project through and evaluate this possible experiment. I think CalPoly is probably right. I couldn't use this to grow something new. But I am going to put a post on Craigslist and try to get some herbicide free goat and chicken manure to compost for my beds. Most people here that have animals use their manure for their own gardens but I am going to give it a try.
This experiment could only be used to rejuvenate dormant seeds that were growing here in the past. The gentleman in the video was rejuvenating old grasslands. It appears to work well on certain soils. However I'm still curious how it doesn't go anaerobic. But my area was never grasslands. It was full of lots of ugly, evil weeds, mostly covered in burrs and thorns and only a few types of scattered grasses. This is a picture of the unattended lot next to my property. It is not pretty! And I don't want to regrow any of that stuff!
And hi MsDoe. I have wood chips in 3 different sections of my yard. Wood chips behave differently in every different climate. And can work well for many different reasons. But that is a different topic so I will start a new thread. Thank you all for a great discussion.
