New Toy... for my garden

[adrina]

https://snowjoe.com/products/sun-joe-14-amp-electric-wood-chipper-shredder

So I got this thing. It's going to arrive tomorrow.

I have a good amount of trimmings I'm sick of sending to the curb.

Anyone else use one of these things?

 

[juttjaw]

I had a SunJoe power washer a few years back. It wasn't much for power, but it got the job done. It lasted 5 years with moderate use, until it gave up the ghost. Mostly, it was my fault. I asked it to do things it wasn't rated for. Pushed it too hard last year and ended up burning out the motor. It was good and reliable for what it was intended to be.

Point being, good machines, if used within it's limits. If it says "up to an inch" I would be leery of using it for the max rating too much. Then again, it may eat through it like cookie monster and a giant cookie cake...

 

[butters]

https://snowjoe.com/products/sun-joe-14-amp-electric-wood-chipper-shredder

So I got this thing. It's going to arrive tomorrow.

I have a good amount of trimmings I'm sick of sending to the curb.

Anyone else use one of these things?

i think we could use something a little heavier duty, but let us know how you get on with it and how it copes with the 1.5" limit size

otherwise, have fun! somehow i see it rewarding you with a sense of satisfaction as you watch all that smaller, irritating brush chomped down into something compostable!

 

[adrina]

On the reviews it says up to 1 1/4 inches. Which is fine for me. I don't have too many thicker branches to deal with.

I'm curious how well it does for the compost/mulch settings.

 

[ccs29745]

On the reviews it says up to 1 1/4 inches. Which is fine for me. I don't have too many thicker branches to deal with.

I'm curious how well it does for the compost/mulch settings.

It does a pretty decent job. Just watch out that if what you're shredding is live with so in it, you'll want to let it sit for about 6 months. The sap in the clippings can kill some flowers and plants if you use it too soon .

 

[Saint_Ann]

I've been just puling stuff up and and grinding it up with the riding mower.

 

[ccs29745]

I've been just puling stuff up and and grinding it up with the riding mower.

Watch those blades. Will dull them quickly. Have a second set as back up if possible. I keep a cheap push mower for small brush stuff, the yard I use riding mower for.

 

[Saint_Ann]

Watch those blades. Will dull them quickly. Have a second set as back up if possible. I keep a cheap push mower for small brush stuff, the yard I use riding mower for.

We used to call the push mower my Mom used "The Disintegrator".

 

[adrina]

Just arrived. It's still in the box. Likely will stay that way for a few days until I can mess with it.

 

[ccs29745]

Just arrived. It's still in the box. Likely will stay that way for a few days until I can mess with it.

Rain all week here, not getting out to do much of anything yard wise.

 

[Lovethefox]

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[ccs29745]

Would love that grinder. Need larger piece of equipment to push over the tall trees. Excavator around here is 5k just to start. That's not counting the time using it.

 

[adrina]

It does a pretty decent job. Just watch out that if what you're shredding is live with so in it, you'll want to let it sit for about 6 months. The sap in the clippings can kill some flowers and plants if you use it too soon .

Live with? I don't have any sappy trees. Although if any of my neighbor's pine branches fall I'll take note. I have podacarpus, plumbago, sunflower stalks, that stupid golden rain tree, rose bushes and miscellaneous yard debris.

 

[ccs29745]

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Live with? I don't have any sappy trees. Although if any of my neighbor's pine branches fall I'll take note. I have podacarpus, plumbago, sunflower stalks, that stupid golden rain tree, rose bushes and miscellaneous yard debris.

Iive as in green. Pine very sticky. Daughter planted sunflowers in garden. She didn't realize they're the 16ft. Variety. They're getting some thick stalks on them. Golden rain tree pretty, but makes a mess. Which roses do you have?

 

[adrina]

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Iive as in green. Pine very sticky. Daughter planted sunflowers in garden. She didn't realize they're the 16ft. Variety. They're getting some thick stalks on them. Golden rain tree pretty, but makes a mess. Which roses do you have?

I've got a mixed variety, short to tall. Last seed packet was for "sky scrapers" and they're supposed to get 12 feet. We'll see what the myakka has to say about that.

I don't mind the gold flowers so much. Swept into the beds, they add to the soil. But the seedlings from it are a menace.

The "Cracker Rose". Formally known as the Louis Phillipe. Also have some BR Cants and a Delizy. The Louis Phillipes are going on almost 15 years.

 

[ccs29745]

I've got a mixed variety, short to tall. Last seed packet was for "sky scrapers" and they're supposed to get 12 feet. We'll see what the myakka has to say about that.

I don't mind the gold flowers so much. Swept into the beds, they add to the soil. But the seedlings from it are a menace.

The "Cracker Rose". Formally known as the Louis Phillipe. Also have some BR Cants and a Delizy. The Louis Phillipes are going on almost 15 years.

Nice. Daughters suppose to be 16ft. Have knock out roses along front of house. Love how they make a nice long colorful line. You sound like you got some nice landscaping. Pulled some broccoli, carrots and squash from garden yesterday. Can't wait for tomatoes and corn to be ready.

 

[Bray123]

I've used a few of those things; they seem to divide into two sorts. One 'slices' the branches, usually by a spinning disc blade. The other smashes the branches by a spinner at around 90 degrees to the direction of feed, then throws the debris out past a chopping blade that ensures that it's all of tiny size.

The second type makes much better compost, the rough surfaces of the wood breaks down much faster than neatly cut slices.

As you have it already, it's a bit late!

 

[ccs29745]

I've used a few of those things; they seem to divide into two sorts. One 'slices' the branches, usually by a spinning disc blade. The other smashes the branches by a spinner at around 90 degrees to the direction of feed, then throws the debris out past a chopping blade that ensures that it's all of tiny size.

The second type makes much better compost, the rough surfaces of the wood breaks down much faster than neatly cut slices.

As you have it already, it's a bit late!

The one I have does the 2 different cuts. Makes short work of big piles in no time.

 

[32aa]

I've had a Sears Craftsman for over 40 years and still running strong. Use it mostly in the fall to mulch up the tons of leaves I get and put that on my garden and the roto till to decompose over the winter.

 

[adrina]

Nice. Daughters suppose to be 16ft. Have knock out roses along front of house. Love how they make a nice long colorful line. You sound like you got some nice landscaping. Pulled some broccoli, carrots and squash from garden yesterday. Can't wait for tomatoes and corn to be ready.

It's a multi year effort. Responsible gardening in Florida is not easy.

I got it assembled, but haven't tried it out yet.

 

[adrina]

I've used a few of those things; they seem to divide into two sorts. One 'slices' the branches, usually by a spinning disc blade. The other smashes the branches by a spinner at around 90 degrees to the direction of feed, then throws the debris out past a chopping blade that ensures that it's all of tiny size.

The second type makes much better compost, the rough surfaces of the wood breaks down much faster than neatly cut slices.

As you have it already, it's a bit late!

How do I find out? Google wasn't very helpful when I searched.

The one I have does the 2 different cuts. Makes short work of big piles in no time.

Do you have the Sun Joe one?

 

[ILuv2Taste]

It's a multi year effort. Responsible gardening in Florida is not easy.

I got it assembled, but haven't tried it out yet.

I have mostly plants native to Florida in my yard which helps quite a bit, the majority of them are drought resistant.

 

[adrina]

I have mostly plants native to Florida in my yard which helps quite a bit, the majority of them are drought resistant.

I'm working on it.

I'm after natives and naturalized. No invasives.

Firebush and viburnum are the latest additions. Started some blanket flower and coneflower from seeds.

I'm tired of the three stick European and Asian groupings that are sold as a single plant.

 

[ILuv2Taste]

I'm working on it.

I'm after natives and naturalized. No invasives.

Firebush and viburnum are the latest additions. Started some blanket flower and coneflower from seeds.

I'm tired of the three stick European and Asian groupings that are sold as a single plant.

Try some tropical sage, they do great and attract butterflies and bees
You can get white, red and pink.
I group the colors together.
Also scorpion tail is a good choice.
Fortunately there is a nursery by me that only carries Florida natives

 

[adrina]

Try some tropical sage, they do great and attract butterflies and bees
You can get white, red and pink.
I group the colors together.
Also scorpion tail is a good choice.
Fortunately there is a nursery by me that only carries Florida natives

I'll look into them.

Forgot the salvia. Got her when I bought the viburnum.

I'm also after another dahoon holly.