Soil Preparation and Analysis
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Subject: com-til compost
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Jed |
Frankfort Ohio
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anyone try this i know of 1 grower and it looks like he had good results just wondering who all is useing it
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9/22/2010 4:40:07 PM
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North Shore Boyz |
Mill Bay, British Columbia
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http://utilities.columbus.gov/DOSD/Com-til_New.htm
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9/23/2010 3:49:59 PM
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cntryboy |
East Jordan, MI
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Jed, Doc used it in the past, but he told me he was worried about the heavy metals and other unknowns that it puts into the soil. I was thinking about getting some and letting it compost for a couple of years, then send a sample off to the lab to see what it looked like, but I haven't decided yet.
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9/23/2010 10:01:47 PM
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TruckTech1471 |
South Bloomfield, Ohio
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Com-til has pretty much been dismissed in these parts due to the reasons stated by Cecil. Create your own compost. It may take a while to do it, but look for sources of maple leaves, coffee grounds, kitchen scraps, etc. and give it a couple of years. Keep adding to the pile and keep it turned.
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9/23/2010 10:21:13 PM
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Jed |
Frankfort Ohio
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thanks joe i talked with one person who uses alot and has had a outstanding year just wanted every ones input
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9/24/2010 5:16:09 AM
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PumpkinBrat |
Paradise Mountain, New York
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This stuff has Cadmium in it. Using to much can be bad for your soil. Cadmium is very toxic to plants.Here in New York, you can only use a inch a year. Anything over that you can't eat the vegetables out of your garden.
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9/24/2010 8:23:12 AM
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Bubba Presley |
Muddy Waters
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DUH? What is com-til post?
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10/9/2010 6:22:09 AM
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Peace, Wayne |
Owensboro, Ky.
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Handy, just venturing a guess,(which usually get's me in trouble), but prbly compost from a local landfill, that uses city waste as part of their composting process (prbly, to help speed up the process). IMHO, ask for a small sample,(finished product) send it off and have it analyzed!!! If they won't let you have a couple cups as a sample??? Call yer local newspaper!!! Peace, Wayne
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10/12/2010 2:04:58 AM
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Boy genius |
southwest MO
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http://utilities.columbus.gov/DOSD/PDFs/ComTil/NutrientMetalValues2009.pdf
What really grabs my attention is the Phosphorus #'s. 2.70% and 4.79% on the types they have listed and they don't say if its reported as wet or dry weight. These are more like fertilizer #'s instead of amendment #'s. ie. amendments are added by the yard and fertilizers are added by the pound. If you get greedy with this stuff you could have a Phosphorus imbalance in no time flat.
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10/15/2010 10:09:30 AM
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