Re: soil

I am not a soil expert by any means, I rely on my soil test for that. However I am
an experienced caver, ( ya know, spelunker ). I have been in caves in Carlsbad New
Mexico and one in particular was extensively mined specifically for bat guano. The
stuff was 30' deep! They hauled it out on steel cables in huge buckets and about
300' to the surface. It was then shipped to Southern California for use in the
orange groves which for the most part hardly exist any more compared to "the olden
days". They must have felt this was good stuff because the effort they went
through to bring it to the surface and ship to California in those days was quite
amazing. If you look at the price of Bat Guano these days it's quite expensive.
This alone should tell us something about it, either its real good stuff or a real
pain to mine and transport.

I have been told to stay away from wood ash as an amendment. Better to add
chemical ferts for that.....

Bob T.

Mastonj@aol.com wrote:

>    Anyone
>     I work in a place that would give me an unlimited supply of coffee grounds
> and wood ashes.  I also have a friend that has bats and is willing to give me
> and large amount of bat quano.
>    My question is "Are these good for pumpkins?"
>    Has anyone used any or all of these soil amendments and what was their
> success.
>    I am also putting on 5 to 8 yards of horse manure on my sight.  It is about
> 1200 square feet.  I plan to have two plants, maybe moving down to one if
> there is one outstanding plant.
>     Does anyone have suggestions on how much to apply?
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