Re: Compost, was soil
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- Subject: Re: [SG] Compost, was soil
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- Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 08:36:18 -0500
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I'm not a commercial grower--can't remember if you are, Margaret; but we do
have a big yard for being in town. We compost everything here too, but it
isn't close to enough. I just got about 6 cubic yards of gorgeous compost
(leaves etc. from the city "landscape recycling" center; i.e., curbsite
pickup they do 2 a year). On a commercial scale, I doubt it was in the
ballpark for price. This was $20/cu yd plus $20 delivery no matter how much
you ordered; however, I ordered 4 cu yd and they dumped 6. They also sell
acidic mulch (Christmas trees) for $10 cu yd, and mushroom compost gold I
guess for $30 cu yd. How many cubic yards in a dumptruck?
Maybe I'll develop the chutzpah to pull up to a chipper truck and ask to be
blessed! I had a guy who was limbing some of these old black locusts leave
me all chips in his truck and ended up with a huge pile full of large
thorned branches, and later I wondered if there may have been diseased
material in there as well, thus I've only used it for paths...so you never
know what they might leave.
Diann
-----Original Message-----
From: PRIMROSES [s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU]On Behalf Of
GeneBush
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 6:24 AM
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
Subject: Re: [SG] Compost, was soil
Hello Margaret,
There are only two of here, and although we recycle everything, there is
never
enough compost. What little comes from the kitchen or small amounts of other
refuse goes into a 30 gallon can. We produce two of these a year. All the
leaves
are picked up from about 3 acres and used in the garden each fall. One other
large
canister on a stand that rotates catches all the other plant stuff for
composting.
I recycles all the potting medium shaken from the plants before I ship and
usual
end up with around 40-50 bags to play with (3 cubit feet each). Not nearly
enough. We use all we have and then order more.
We have used a dump truck load of a special mix each year. It is sifted
and
screened soil and compost mixed. Just dump in place and plant. The mix is
called
"gotta-grow". This year we will have to order a second truck load as we are
about
out and still have a long way to go before winter hits.
We also order a dumptruck load of hardwood mulch each year for all the
beds.
Discovered the company about 3 years ago... used the compost mix one
year, and
we have been hooked since we saw the results after only one season.
Dumptruck load is $112, plus $45 for delivery to us since we are a bit
far
away from the company. Load of mulch is $168.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Margaret Lauterbach <mlaute@MICRON.NET>
Subject: [SG] Compost, was soil
> Gene, do you make all of your own compost? If not, what kind do you buy? I
> have trouble getting enough finished for spreading in my yard, and I have
a
> much smaller property than you. Margaret L
