Re: a composting experiment
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: a composting experiment
- From: P* <P*@aol.com>
- Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 20:25:07 EST
Michael,
The cow composted the green and brown stuff and left it on the dairy floor in
some sawdust. The farmer put this mixture in a manure spreader; I shoveled
out of the spreader into my truck. When I turn it, I smell ammonia. It
doesn't seem to me that there is more than 10-15% sawdust. I would bet that
it is acidic. Should I wait a year to use it or rototill it into the garden?
Should I mix some pulverized lime into it? My plan was to rototill it in next
spring around March. I was thinking about getting some worms to put in next
spring. Should I mix some oak leaves or straw into the manure?
These grand seeds have been granted to a neophyte.
Patrick
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