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Norcal

96 cents a bag. $27 dollars a yard....Is there anything wrong with using them to add as compost to my patch? Thanks!

8/21/2012 7:12:08 PM

Norcal

It's steer manure blend, is what is says on the bag. If that matters to help answer my question.

8/21/2012 7:20:50 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

They are normally high in salts if obtained from a feed lot

8/21/2012 9:28:39 PM

San Diego

stay away from bagged, it's crap! lol no play on words meant:) Get the real stuff from a farm, aged steer manure is great.

8/21/2012 10:40:24 PM

Colorado

It will be very high in wood shavings and very low in steer poop-dont use it-youll be sorry if you do

8/22/2012 2:07:05 AM

Williamsburg,KY

The bags I bot one year were full of rocks.

8/22/2012 9:28:28 AM

Bass Country Usa

OK I'll stay away from bags of steer. My local nursery sells mushroom compost. What is the good and bad of that?

8/22/2012 12:22:22 PM

Colorado

A lot of growers use it.Ive heard its low in nutrients cause the shrooms are heavy feeders.So it would be a great soil tilth improver with low-med fertilizer effect.

8/22/2012 1:26:56 PM

Bass Country Usa

Thanks! That is good info cojoe. Since you mentioned soil tilth improver.... are grass clippings any good for tilth improvement?

8/22/2012 8:05:15 PM

Colorado

theyre fine as long as there hasnt been weed killer applied to the lawn

8/23/2012 1:27:45 AM

Ashby, MA

How long will the weed killer stay in the grass clippings?
If I add grass clippings from summer mowing into my patch
in the fall would the weed killer still effect the pumpkin
plant in the spring?

8/23/2012 11:56:32 AM

Eastern Pennsylvania

I use mushroom soil every year. It typically has a pH of 7.5 tho so you need to keep an eye on that after 2 or 3 years of it. It is an excellent amendment.

8/23/2012 2:02:58 PM