Re: Fwd: How much manure??
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Fwd: How much manure??
- From: M* M* <A*@home.com>
- Date: Mon, 08 Dec 1997 07:25:20 -0800
- References: <aa2d8aef.348b60df@aol.com>
One cubic yard equals 21.7 bushels.
Other conversions are availiable at
http://www.hayden.edu/~chill/jvvolume.html
Mark Martinek
Fremont California USA
Lubadub wrote:
>
> Guys:
>
> I have trouble with this manure thing. I always have lived in the city.
> Anyway, when you say 3 or 4 or 5 yards that means cubic yards, right? How much
> is a cubic yard in bushel baskets? A cubic yard is what, around 1 !/2 bushels?
> Help me here. I can think in terms of bushels but not yards. Now when you add
> that manure don't you need to have some idea of the organic content of the
> soil? If the soil was 20% organic matter would you add manure? I would say no
> as I don't think it the soil should be more than 10% organic matter. I know
> there will be some disagreement by the organic growers. Let's hear it. Also,
> does it matter how long the manure has composted when you consider how much to
> add? Asking because I don't know.
>
> Marv in Altoona PA
>
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>
> Subject: Re: How much manure??
> Date: Sun, 7 Dec 1997 15:42:17 -0300
> From: brocfarm@pacific.net (Vickie Brock)
> Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>
> >Hi all. What is the recomended amount of cow manure that is needed to cover
> a
> >40' dia circle?? Thank you.
> mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
> m
> I would think anywhere between 3-5yards
>
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