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- From: "maury sheets" <maurysheets AT verizon.net>
- To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] fungal compost?
- Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:48:24 -0500
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 Sustainably producing greens in the Northeast. From:
market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of BCLuton AT aol.com 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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[Market-farming] fungal compost?,
no one, 01/08/2008
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
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Re: [Market-farming] fungal compost?,
BCLuton, 01/09/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] fungal compost?, maury sheets, 01/09/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] fungal compost?, BCLuton, 01/09/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] fungal compost?, Robert Schuler, 01/09/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] fungal compost?, Steve Diver, 01/13/2008
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