Salutations.
For context , I recently bought land in the region of Mafra , Portugal.
Climate is Mediterranean temperate, the land is in a valley so the soil has a big concentration of clay resulting from the deposits coming from uphill over the years.
The slope is gentle and the southern boundary ends in a creek that runs in the winter and dries out in the summer.
Now for my question …
I bought a chipper shredder to take care of all the pruning leftovers and all the scraps that can’t be used for firewood. Mostly pear , apple , plum, bay leaf and quince wood.
Quince and bay leaf wood are rather hard and used to make tools.
Needless to say the machine broke after a couple uses , even when i only fed it branches of the recommended 4mm thickness.
My question is, what do I do with rest of the leftovers from last year , and also this years pruning ?
Options I considered are:
– Make gentle swales and bury them. Lots of digging by hand since i don’t own or plan on having a tractor.
– Pile them up somewhere and wait for decomposition. Grass will grow in between and make it a nightmare to deal with in the future.
– Burn them … easy and fast , but quite inefficient in terms of resource management and regeneration of the land , which is the ultimate goal.
– Eventually rent a proper shredder and take care of it all … currently not a real option since money is scarce!
Any suggestion is welcome , appreciate it !
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