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Steer compost in garden Zootal 07-17-2008
Posted by Zootal on July 17, 2008, 3:36 pm
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 There is a bark place down the road that sells mushroom compost and steer
compost. Is this stuff good for the garden? Can I use it like compost and
heap it on the ground around plants and trees?



Posted by Zootal on July 17, 2008, 5:01 pm
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 I have a truckload of the stuff sitting out front. It looks like slightly
dried and aged steer manure, I'm not sure how much it's been "composted".
I'm guessing it might be a bit hot and should be used sparingly. Anyone have
experience with this stuff?

> There is a bark place down the road that sells mushroom compost and steer
> compost. Is this stuff good for the garden? Can I use it like compost and
> heap it on the ground around plants and trees?
>



Posted by Bill on July 17, 2008, 5:27 pm
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> I have a truckload of the stuff sitting out front. It looks like slightly
> dried and aged steer manure, I'm not sure how much it's been "composted".
> I'm guessing it might be a bit hot and should be used sparingly. Anyone have
> experience with this stuff?
>
> > There is a bark place down the road that sells mushroom compost and steer
> > compost. Is this stuff good for the garden? Can I use it like compost and
> > heap it on the ground around plants and trees?
> >

Dump it into a pyramid shaped pile. Add two steer horns and cover
with a tarp. Remove in 3 .3 decades and spread it about . The horns
should be filled with sand.

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Steiner>


Na just spread the shit about. You seem to be well on your way.

Bill who has a horn in water in my basement for about 30 years.

--
Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA

Posted by Billy on July 17, 2008, 9:08 pm
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> I have a truckload of the stuff sitting out front. It looks like slightly
> dried and aged steer manure, I'm not sure how much it's been "composted".
> I'm guessing it might be a bit hot and should be used sparingly. Anyone have
> experience with this stuff?
>
> > There is a bark place down the road that sells mushroom compost and steer
> > compost. Is this stuff good for the garden? Can I use it like compost and
> > heap it on the ground around plants and trees?
> >

Take a look at
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/Pubs/foodnut/09369.html
You probably don't want to use it on anything that you'll be harvesting
in the next three months, if it hasn't been commercially composted, i.e.
done in very large lots to generate the heat needed to kill pathogens.
--

Billy
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Posted by FarmI on July 17, 2008, 10:21 pm
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>
>> I have a truckload of the stuff sitting out front. It looks like slightly
>> dried and aged steer manure, I'm not sure how much it's been "composted".
>> I'm guessing it might be a bit hot and should be used sparingly. Anyone
>> have
>> experience with this stuff?
>>
>> > There is a bark place down the road that sells mushroom compost and
>> > steer
>> > compost. Is this stuff good for the garden? Can I use it like compost
>> > and
>> > heap it on the ground around plants and trees?
>> >
>
> Take a look at
> http://www.ext.colostate.edu/Pubs/foodnut/09369.html
> You probably don't want to use it on anything that you'll be harvesting
> in the next three months, if it hasn't been commercially composted, i.e.
> done in very large lots to generate the heat needed to kill pathogens.

Sunlight and soil biota are also good destroyers of pathogens.
http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/livestock/publicconcerns/cwa01s11.html



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