Posted by Zootal on July 17, 2008, 3:36 pm
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
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
> 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.
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Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA
Posted by Billy on July 17, 2008, 9:08 pm
Posted by FarmI on July 17, 2008, 10:21 pm
>> 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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> compost. Is this stuff good for the garden? Can I use it like compost and
> heap it on the ground around plants and trees?
>