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Compost question

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  • 13-03-2010 8:02pm
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    francie BradyII
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    I use our compost pile to fill two vegable patches today. The compost looks good but i can tell it's not right. What should i be adding to it for it to be suitable for growing vegables


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    blackharvester
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    hi. what did you put to this compost, how did you make it? you can make good compost from the grass, leafs, organic waste etc. and later you can mix this with the soil and plant vegs


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    francie BradyII
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    Made it from grass cuttings, tree trimmings, organic waste, some paper. it's dark and rich! have no top soil to mix it with.


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    magicbastarder
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    what's not right about it?


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    blackharvester
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    maybe your compost is not ready yet. the garden waste need few months to get roted. i think paper and branches from the hedges are not so good for this


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    francie BradyII
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    no it's fully decomposed! it's dark and rich but i heard you need to add stuff to it to make it suitable for growing vegables


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    magicbastarder
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    francie BradyII wrote: »
    no it's fully decomposed! it's dark and rich but i heard you need to add stuff to it to make it suitable for growing vegables
    unless you wanted to add a bit of soil for the sake of structure?


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    francie BradyII
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    well looks like my compost is ready to go. it just looked too rich to grow anything in it. time will tell. thanx


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    The Sweeper
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    You'll probably find it'll continue to break down in the beds. Try testing the PH with a PH kit (available from garden centre) to make sure it's not too acidic.


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    dxhound2005
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    francie BradyII wrote: »
    no it's fully decomposed! it's dark and rich but i heard you need to add stuff to it to make it suitable for growing vegables

    Francie

    Go back to the source you heard this from and ask them what stuff.


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