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user's latest post:
Tubs of compost laid for winter
Published (2009-12-03 11:46:00)
Well you know a lot more about gardening than I! My main concern was adding too much high C materials (shredded leaves and the leave compost) into the soil so my tilling idea might be a bad one unless a person supplemented with a nitrogen fertilizer to compensate. I've had issues with too much high C materials worked into soil but it wasn't in a garden. I ought to have left this to a gardening person to comment on, sorry. Lloyd
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At what temperature do you turn...
Published (2009-12-03 07:20:00)
Cornell Composting tells you that the temperature of your compost pile should be around 40 to 50 degrees C, or about 104 to 122 degrees F. Most everything else indicates that temperatures in the 135 to 145 degree F range is what you want and higher temperatures are not necessary, and some sites indicate that a compost pile approaching 150 degrees F should be turned to cool it down. Way back when I was a lot younger and Asthma did not limit...
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New Person Weird Compost Question
Published (2009-12-03 19:58:00)
Oh - I was picturing you collecting leaves from outdoors for your 'browns'. An apartment-dwelling wacko might do that.
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Eelgrass
Published (2009-11-30 20:24:00)
Yes.
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We always knew it - playing in...
Published (2009-12-03 16:34:00)
Hormesis; That which does not kill us makes us stronger. I need to turn some compost. I'll be making some of that bokashi stuff to put on the compost pile, using some old yogurt. More bugs. Plants seem to be stronger when they're in biologically active soil, too.
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Wood chips in compost and soil
Published (2009-12-03 20:16:00)
I love woodchips I added many tons of them to my clay soil and produced great veggies I add them to my compost also I will say my chips are well aged somewhat starting to rot
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December 2009 What Have You Fed...
Published (2009-12-03 11:45:00)
"a whole apple (found in a parking lot)" Isn't it fun to pick up stuff from parking lots/streets/sidewalks & take it home for compost?
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tree waste, no chipper
Published (2009-12-02 22:22:00)
Sorry to hear about the fire. I imagine the construction crew will appreciate the work, rebuilding your house. Business is slow in the building trades these days. Its hard to see any other "good' coming from a house fire...
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Idaho Gardener's question -...
Published (2009-12-01 20:36:00)
On another post about adding soil to the compost, Idaho Gardener stated and asked the following... Hope you don't mind me asking IG, but I've been curious about this one for a couple of years. :O) "I have started adding some soil to my compost piles as part of the mix. I don't overdo it, but I do make sure some soil goes into the pile. The soil is usually clay from either the garden beds themselves, or better yet, soil...
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tree waste, no chipper
Published (2009-12-02 16:04:00)
I'll be getting a fire pit sometime this winter as I redo my patio. I love having a nice fire on cool nights. I've been keeping the nicer stuff for kindling for the fireplace and future firepit However, our house burned today so not very "fire happy" right now. Our chimney caught on fire from a badly built 20 year old chimney. I'm looking at a very long time of painful mess to get life back in order. Master bedroom and...
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Latest active threads on Soil, Compost & Mulch::
Started 1 day, 20 hours ago (2009-12-03 14:33:00)
by archdiver
At the risk of oversimplifying the solution to your problem, you will need to bring in a volume of clean fill to at least equal what was removed. Use the formula for determining volume of irregular shapes as a method for estimating how many cubic yards are needed to fill the depressions - actually quite simple. Not knowing the area involved, chances are, it would be more economical to have ...
Started 23 hours ago (2009-12-04 12:11:00)
by gardengal48
Since it is really not frozen, it won't cause any textural damage. However, it is really not necessary to work the manure in.....you will achieve virtually the same results by just layering the manure on top of the soil for winter and covering that with your mulch, if you desire. And the no-till aspect has its own benefits :-)
Started 11 months, 4 weeks ago (2008-12-10 18:26:00)
by val_s
I'm not sure but might not a better experiment be to mulch with un-composted wood chips and see how long they last in the bed while seeing how long the same kind of wood chips last in the compost? It seems to me that if you partially decompose in the compost pile first it would negate the experiment. Of course I could be reading your post all wrong. Val
Started 5 days, 20 hours ago (2009-11-29 14:14:00)
by ericwi
The tree branches & leaves will become compost in three or four years, if you are able to add water once a month or so, to keep the process going. If you are able to add a source of nitrogen, either nitrogen fertilizer or urine, then you will get usable compost in two years. When you go to empty the bins, and extract compost, you will have to screen out the larger chunks of wood that need more ...
Started 1 day, 20 hours ago (2009-12-03 14:50:00)
by scardanelli
If it's on a balcony and you're growing in containers and the balcony is suspended in the air... I think you're pretty safe. Unless of course your unlucky enough to live in an area with the dreaded carnivorous Bolivian jumping worms...then you're in for trouble. They eat eyeballs. Just kidding :)
Started 1 day, 22 hours ago (2009-12-03 12:32:00)
by toxcrusadr
I think you mean slope? As in hill. How much area are we talking? How high and how long is the hill? If you are trying to grow grass on this slope, rock is not going to help. I would suggest using a very light plastic netting over the straw, or you can also take a low-tech method and stick twigs and sticks into the ground, leaning slightly uphill, and that will hold things in place....
Started 1 day, 3 hours ago (2009-12-04 07:45:00)
by kimmsr
Expensive and unnecessary substitutes to building a good, healthy soil.
Started 2 days, 21 hours ago (2009-12-02 14:06:00)
by mfisch2001
Turkey breastbone and scraps.
Started 1 day, 23 hours ago (2009-12-03 11:19:00)
by pt03
What kind of plants are you intending to grow? Veggies? Flowers? Other? If it was my garden, I'd till it in and then add a thin (2-3 inch) layer of shredded leaves on top. The municipality didn't happen to provide a compost analysis did they? In any event, it will help the soil but any "increase" in soil level will be temporary as eventually the OM is consumed by the soil organisms....
Started 6 days, 3 hours ago (2009-11-29 07:48:00)
by kimmsr
The soil of the Victory Garden has had what all soils need, lots of organic matter added. Back in the beginning Jim Crockett and crew built the planting beds for the show in the studio parking lot. A soil test done by a good laboratory is one part of making a good healthy soil. That gives you an indication of the nutrient balance in your soil as well as the soils pH. Along with that soil test ...
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Hot threads for last week on Soil, Compost & Mulch::
Started 5 days, 20 hours ago (2009-11-29 14:14:00)
by ericwi
The tree branches & leaves will become compost in three or four years, if you are able to add water once a month or so, to keep the process going. If you are able to add a source of nitrogen, either nitrogen fertilizer or urine, then you will get usable compost in two years. When you go to empty the bins, and extract compost, you will have to screen out the larger chunks of wood that need more ...
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-26 17:18:00)
by organicdan
Layer or mixing definitely has it advantages. Decomposition rate and thoroughness is based on the C:N ration, aeration (bulk density), moisture and volume. The better the distribution of the greens (nitrogen) and browns (carbon), the easier it is for the decomposing organisms. The organisms need the nitrogen energy to decompose the carbons. The better the mix, the more even and thorough the ...
Started 1 day, 20 hours ago (2009-12-03 14:50:00)
by scardanelli
If it's on a balcony and you're growing in containers and the balcony is suspended in the air... I think you're pretty safe. Unless of course your unlucky enough to live in an area with the dreaded carnivorous Bolivian jumping worms...then you're in for trouble. They eat eyeballs. Just kidding :)
Started 4 days, 22 hours ago (2009-11-30 12:14:00)
by josko
A 60 lb chunk of (blue) shark meat in a 4' x 4' bin. Don't try that at home, at least not as a single piece.
Started 1 week, 3 days ago (2009-11-25 00:52:00)
by pt03
I like all my toys tools but ya, probably the most used hand tool is the old 5-tine fork (left upper corner). Dear 'ole Dad would have been tickled pink to see me still using it! I found it in one of his old wooden granaries that is just filled with old junk good stuff. Heck even a picnic table is considered essential somedays! Lloyd
Started 1 day, 22 hours ago (2009-12-03 12:32:00)
by toxcrusadr
I think you mean slope? As in hill. How much area are we talking? How high and how long is the hill? If you are trying to grow grass on this slope, rock is not going to help. I would suggest using a very light plastic netting over the straw, or you can also take a low-tech method and stick twigs and sticks into the ground, leaning slightly uphill, and that will hold things in place....
Started 1 week, 5 days ago (2009-11-23 03:44:00)
by pt03
Not sure which list you are refering to, there have been a few over the years. The FAQ has a list seems to be not too bad. Most of the tutorials also have lists, google compost tutorials, I bet you get a few there. Now go to bed, it's late (or early not sure which). :-) Lloyd
Started 1 day, 20 hours ago (2009-12-03 14:33:00)
by archdiver
At the risk of oversimplifying the solution to your problem, you will need to bring in a volume of clean fill to at least equal what was removed. Use the formula for determining volume of irregular shapes as a method for estimating how many cubic yards are needed to fill the depressions - actually quite simple. Not knowing the area involved, chances are, it would be more economical to have ...
Started 1 month ago (2009-11-04 16:58:00)
by finchelover
I put in 5 gal bucket of rakeed up leaves today and some banana peels also pulled some unwanted garlic tops and put that in. Trying to get more browns in I don't have problem with getting greens.
Started 2 days, 21 hours ago (2009-12-02 14:06:00)
by mfisch2001
Turkey breastbone and scraps.
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