RE: soil make-up
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: RE: soil make-up
- From: b*@pacific.net (Vickie Brock)
- Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 11:17:06 -0300
>What do you think the factors are here?
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Joe, Its my understanding the main problem with straight compost is it
ABSORBS and HOLDS water and becomes a gooey mess ...so the bottom line is
lack of oxygen....plus too rich of nutrients may hinder (burn)
roots.........brock
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>>>With a title like this I am sure a few jokes will come my way but I have
>>>a serious ( well not that serious) question to ask here. My patch is
>>>about 1300 sq. ft. The soil is 12 inches of composted leaves plus manure
>>>and thats it. Would there be any sensible reason to till some of the
>>>soil that lies beneath this sea of organic material up into the bed? I
>>>see Marv Meisner and Chris Anderson talking about the proportion of
>>>organic material in their soils but how does one view soil that is l00%
>>>organic. Are there key elements that I am missing here with strictly
>>>organic matter?
>>>
>>> Joe Mills
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>>Joe,
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>>If it were me, I would till it all together..There has been many a grower
>>that tried planting just in compost with very below average
>>results.....brock
>>
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