Compost Old Stump?

[ETXfigs]

So I have this old stump. It is decomposing. I can crumble this old wood in my hand and even into a powder if I compress it very hard. I think that I could find a use for this material, compost, mulch, or something. Any ideas what would be the best use for this wood? Could it be good as compost material? I am about ready to pull it down and bag it up. Also I don't really know the best use for compost. Does anyone here use it for potted fig trees? Maybe I could just use this material as a mulch.

 

[superdave336]

One of my buddies use wood mulch as soil. Keep in mind it is very composted wood mulch. He has tree crews dump it on his land and he leaves it to decompose and then use it in his nursery. He uses a sifter to take out the large chunks. This takes time and space to do.

You could always add a little to soil to help drainage.

 

[ETXfigs]

One of my buddies use wood mulch as soil. Keep in mind it is very composted wood mulch. He has tree crews dump it on his land and he leaves it to decompose and then use it in his nursery. He uses a sifter to take out the large chunks. This takes time and space to do.

You could always add a little to soil to help drainage.

I was thinking about using one of my flower beds to do compost and mix it in with the soil. We have sandy soil here, but I don't know if our soil has RKN. Maybe I shouldn't add our soil from the yard.

 

[superdave336]

Basically that is what soil conditioner is. I would be a little concerned though about whatever stained the top. Looks like oil or something could have soaked into it.

 

[ETXfigs]

Basically that is what soil conditioner is. I would be a little concerned though about whatever stained the top. Looks like oil or something could have soaked into it.

I have had small fig trees in pots sitting on top of it. When I watered the fig tree, some drained out the bottom, so I'm sure the stump has soaked up fertilizer. That should make the wood even better for compost, I would think. Also in close proximity to the water hose, the water has accelerated the decomposition of the stump. The top of the stump is probably wet in this pic, causing the dark coloration.