[Market-farming] Cotton Burrs

Road's End Farm organic87 at frontiernet.net
Thu Jan 31 09:30:44 EST 2008


Not a subject I actually know anything about, but I know one thing I 
would check: whether any herbicides etc. are used on cotton that might 
cause you problems. There have been some such difficulties with an 
herbicide sometimes used on hay crops. While most such things break 
down in composting, I believe there are some currently in use that 
don't.

It's not only an issue in regards to organic certification, you can 
also wind up with damaged crops.

-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale


On Jan 30, 2008, at 8:40 AM, Bill Bradshaw wrote:

> Mark, I have not, but if I had them local and at a for nothing price I
> would. Bill
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "TxBeeFarmer" <TxBeeFarmer at HotPop.com>
> To: "Market Farming" <market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 8:33 PM
> Subject: [Market-farming] Cotton Burrs
>
>
>> Any of you ever composted large quantities of cotton burrs?
>>
>> How about using uncomposted burrs for mulch?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> TxBeeFarmer (Mark)
>> West Texas Zone 7b
>> _______________________________________________
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