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Petman

Danville, CA (petman2@yahoo.com)

Well, I have heard people getting their compost from various "unusual" places. I think Brett Hester used "mint compost" from a local source. I was hoping we could start a list here so that we could all better tap in to some of the "unknown" sources of compost and amendments. Free is always best, but if it has a price, please post.

11/9/2007 4:01:15 PM

jack-o-rama

Logan Utah

leaves and saw dust lol

11/9/2007 4:10:50 PM

diamondlady(Christine)

Cduross1@rochester.rr.com

composted leaves! for free on my own property, was the best resource I could find. Also if you have a cousin that owns a farm that has horses and cows, that always helps too. Heck I even had help loading in onto the truck and trailer with a skidster at my cousins house. Then the horse stuff came from a friend of my brothers, she had a nice big pile of aged horse fertilizer and sawdust ready for the trailer. Only bad part about all of this is we had to load it all, the best part again was it kept the weight down this Fall, LOL!

11/9/2007 7:11:49 PM

Green Elephant

Woodinville, WA, PNW zn 7b

I live in a gentrified suburb where rich people pay professional yard services to coif their lawns. In fall I call them and ask them to bring me leaves. They come in one-ton dump trucks. It's really good compost, mostly leaves, a little grass clippings, and raked dirt and mulch from the garden beds. It cooks hot, and fast, but doesn't stink because it is mostly brown. So far this year I've gotten 9 tons for free, delivered to my property. The upshot for the yard service is that they pay a $35/ton tipping fee to get rid of it, so I save them a dime.

11/12/2007 7:24:31 PM

christrules

Midwest

Ringling Bros Barnum and Bailey!

11/13/2007 9:44:15 PM

Peace, Wayne

Owensboro, Ky.

LOL at Crules, any idea how to find out when they will be in Owensboro??? Peace, Wayne

11/14/2007 6:50:22 PM

Richard

Minnesota

Horse track=free horse manure, take your neighbors or anybodys leafs, use your lawn mower as a mulcher.

11/14/2007 10:23:29 PM

Richard

Minnesota

starbucks, caribou, local coffe shop-free coffee grounds

11/14/2007 10:24:42 PM

christrules

Midwest

Wayne,
Nashville Jan. 24th - 27th, 2008!

Some BIG SPORE from what I hear!

I think they come in on choo choo trains.
Greg

11/15/2007 6:53:42 PM

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