[Market-farming] fungal compost?

maury sheets maurysheets at verizon.net
Wed Jan 9 10:48:24 EST 2008


Brian stated: "In some areas green grass clippings from landscapers/etc. can
be incorporated with horse bedding to good result."  

 

Brian, I think John wanted to be as organic as possible since he was
concerned about chemicals in the poultry manure.  Therefore grass clippings
from landscapers etc .are not a good idea.  In New Jersey, grass clippings
are handled as hazardous waste due to the tremendous amounts of pesticides
and herbicides used by landscapers and homeowners.  Unless I knew the yard
the grass clippings were coming from, I would not use them.

 

Maury

 

 

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Subject: Re: [Market-farming] fungal compost?

 

Hi John...

 

Let me start by saying if it sits long enough it will decompose.  That said
I've dug into ten year old pile of horse bedding and been able to make out
saw dust.

 

It certainly can be difficult to achieve a thermophilic process(heat) with a
really high carbon compost feedstock such as horses being bedded clean on
sawdust.  The ideas to add low carbon high nitrogen sources in some form are
valid ones but as you mentioned source and quality can be an issue.  In some
areas green grass clippings from landscapers/etc. can be incorporated with
horse bedding to good result.  Liquid dairy manure would also work well if
you had a good way to handle, incorporate and turn the stuff.  The cost of
blood meal seems prohibitive and the concerns with poultry litter can be
valid.(although often times the stuff is fine)

 

  

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