What did you do with your Cub Today?

[Cannon51]

I got the new cable all hooked up and changed the oil. I tore up the carb to air filter housing gasket and was going to go get one this morning. I called, they said they were out of them and wouldn't have any til next week. I got out a piece of gasket material, an Exacto knife, ,Scissors and a hole punch and made one. I don't usually make 2 or 3 dollar gaskets but I wanted to get it back together. I drove it back to the shed this afternoon.
Cannon

[Oak]

I had some trees cut down in June of 22 and they chipped all the stuff I couldn't use for firewood and dumped them in a pile for me. I mix the pile up every couple of months and this stuff is looking great. I'll probably mix it in to the garden this year.
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[garydee]

I would have a test done to determine the ph of that soil before mixing it with your garden soil. Millings from walnut trees will stunt the growth of most garden plants. Also, if the mix has oak material in it, it will acidify the soil and cause problems as well. Test it to be sure as you can’t easily remove it from the garden after the fact.

You may need to add lime and fertilizer to it while it composts. Clippings from non weed treated grass will speed the process and help enrich the soil more quickly.

[Oak]

Originally Posted by garydee

I would have a test done to determine the ph of that soil before mixing it with your garden soil. Millings from walnut trees will stunt the growth of most garden plants. Also, if the mix has oak material in it, it will acidify the soil and cause problems as well. Test it to be sure as you can’t easily remove it from the garden after the fact.

You may need to add lime and fertilizer to it while it composts. Clippings from non weed treated grass will speed the process and help enrich the soil more quickly.

Good to know this. IIRC it was a Sycamore and Poplar tree.

[garydee]

Sounds like the ph shouldn’t be a problem…The wood chips tend to rob the soil of nitrogen when they break down, so you might want to add some and mix it in before combining it with the garden soil.

Tilling will blend the mix together for a productive garden this year. Have fun!

[Oak]

Originally Posted by garydee

Sounds like the ph shouldn’t be a problem…The wood chips tend to rob the soil of nitrogen when they break down, so you might want to add some and mix it in before combining it with the garden soil.

Tilling will blend the mix together for a productive garden this year. Have fun!

Thanks Gary, that's what I will do then.

[Clay1111]

Hey guys how are you all doing you're the side I live close to Maryville Missouri . I lived in Northwest Arkansas for a while nowhere mountain home is nice nice area.. I have a 123 that I got started yesterday the guy got it from put a new carburetor on it and I don't think you did it right so I'm going to take it off there and adjust the valves today or tomorrow it's awfully windy and cold here today. I also have a 100 that I've never got running I haven't messed with it at all and then a frame for I'm not sure what and also another frame with hood that I believe maybe a $100 also I'm going to put it aftermarket engine on that one of some kind I have a two-stroke 3 cylinder inline boat motor that I thought about putting on it LOL. What do you think

[IHCubCadet147]

I officially cut the whole yard for the first time yesterday. The 126 did great.

[CadetTommy]

Originally Posted by garydee

I would have a test done to determine the ph of that soil before mixing it with your garden soil. Millings from walnut trees will stunt the growth of most garden plants.

Walnut is nasty stuff. I have always been told to never use walnut shavings for horse bedding, because it can and will make horses sick within hours.

[garydee]

Walnut trees produce a substance called "juglone" which helps to keep unwanted growth out of the drip line of the tree to enable it to grow stronger and keep competing species at bay.

Juglone is toxic to most plants as well as humans and animals if they inhale the dust or eat the wood chips. Woodworkers are often affected when they are sanding or planing walnut without a mask and without adequate dust collection.

Walnut and oak are the least desirable shavings to compost and use on the garden. The juglone from the walnut and tannic acid from oak poison the soil and raise the acidity. Shavings could be spread in areas to control weed growth, (not around desirable plants) so there are some good uses for them. Maybe around phone poles or fence posts or under fence sections.