Market Farming

["Michaele Blakely" <mjb AT premier1.net>]

----- Original Message -----
From: <BBGREGSON AT cs.com>
To: market farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 7:39 PM
Subject: Re: A lurker taking the plunge with compost question


> One comment about applying huge amounts of compost: our most recent soil
test
> showed  9.5% organic matter, and we were advised by the lab to only use
> compost sparingly as a top dressing and to limit tilling in cover crops.
> Symphylans have been a problem in this maritime climate and they thrive on
> undigested organic matter.  Our lab is Timberleaf, which does a lot of
work
> with organic growers.
>
> BB:
I'm confused.  I thought symphylans liked only undigested organic matter and
fresh manure as well as sawdust or wood shavings were not a good idea.  My
understanding has been that compost is pretty much already digested by all
those "good guys" and therefore safe.  What am I missing here?
Michaele
Growing Things
Carnation Wa