Wool pellets

[Shule]

What do you think of wool pellets as a soil amendment? See the following link:

https://www.wildvalleyfarms.com/healthy ... arden-soil

[Tormahto]

If I have time, I'll do some research this spring or summer.

U Vermont did a trial in 2019.

My question would be, does any lanolin (not high concentrations in belly wool? and/or is it pre-washed?) build up in the soil over time, or does it decompose, and if it does build up, would it have any effects on crops, long term?

[wykvlvr]

Not sure but there is a long history of folks using dags for mulch. (Dag = poopy icky sections of the fleece) And I have used a couple of fleeces that were real messes for mulch in the garden. It worked very nicely but it was only used there for a couple of years.

[Shule]

Thanks for the feedback.

@Tormato
I've got time. I don't know about the lanolin, but I would guess that lanolin would break down within a couple months under the soil.

@wykvlvr
I didn't know it could be used as mulch. Interesting. Does wind affect it?

[wykvlvr]

not as badly as most other materials in my experience as I was laying out fairly large chunks then wetting them down... they sorta stuck to the ground