[Market-farming] Cotton Burr Composting

Bill Bradshaw billbradshaw at hughes.net
Tue Feb 12 08:56:56 EST 2008


Mark we have an old manure spreader, tractor pull type. We load it with a front end loader. The loader would also be nice to turn your compost pile. Bill (Texas)
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: TxBeeFarmer 
  To: Market Farming 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 7:15 AM
  Subject: [Market-farming] Cotton Burr Composting


  I'm still trying to figure out how to create and use compost for my garden.  Two problems seem to have me stumped.  Number one - how do you turn the piles as the compostable material breaks down?  I'm guessing it'll take two cubic yards of compostable material to get one of finished compost, 2:1.  Any thoughts on that ratio?  If that ratio holds true, to create enough compost to cover one acre 4 inches deep will take 1,046 cubic yards of compostable material.  Number two - how do you spread the compost over the garden?  Compost for one acre at 4 inches deep is about 538 cubic yards.  How do the rest of you do it?

  TxBeeFarmer (Mark)
  West Texas Zone 7b






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