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| Hi Everyone,
First time gardener from Ohio need your help. TIA. I am planning for vegetable plants in a wooden boxes of size 4 foot x 4 foot x 8 inches (=~ 11 cubic foot). Four of these boxes makes 45 cubic foot approximately. I filled these four boxes with the soil less medium as following:
I have searched 50+ of garden centers locally (zip code: 45040) and couldn't find so called "COMPOST". For next year I will be preparing my own compost so this question won't arise. But, to begin my first/fresh vegetable garden; in the place of compost I used the following
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My `Compost kind of` - 15 cubic foot is: 1.Mother Nature's SWEET PEET Composted soil conditioner 1 cubic foot
Thanks & Regards
1.Mother Nature's SWEET PEET Composted soil conditioner 1 cubic foot
2.Nea's POSY POWER Powerful soil booster 1 cubic foot
3.Premier Horticulture PRO MIX Growing mix 1 cubic foot
4.Nature's Helper MUSHROOM COMPOST Organic soil 1 cubic foot 5.Garden Magic COMPOST AND MANURE Peat & Manure 1 cubic foot
6.Ace COMPOSTED MANURE Loosens soil 1 cubic foot
7.New Plant Life MUSHROOM COMPOST SOIL Soil amendment - 1 cubic foot 8.Garden Scape PEAT HUMUS Decomposed Organic
- 1 cubic foot
9.Garden Scape COW MANURE will not burn 1 cubic foot
10.Organic Valley HUMUS ready to use 1 cubic foot 11.Organic Valley COW MANURE PLUS ORGANIC COMPOST Ready to use 1 cubic foot
12.Organic Valley ORGANIC COMPOST PLUS MANURE Compost & manure 1 cubic foot
13.Garick MOO NURE Organic Compost with Cow Manure 1 cubic foot
14.Country Stone COMPOSTED COW MANURE Soil conditioner 1 cubic foot
15.Earth Gro ORGANIC HUMUS AND MANURE Soil amendment 1 cubic foot
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- Posted by ribbit32004 (My Page) on Fri, Mar 27, 09 at 18:08
| That's a lot to process, but have you tried calling landscape supply companies? They usually stock compost or other top soils and sell by the half or cubic yard. It sure would make the whole thing a lot easier. |
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| I think this mix will be extremely water-retentive (like mush). WHY do you feel you need so many different ingredients? Are the boxes resting on the ground (soil)? What are you using as a Ca source? Al |
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- Posted by gar_newbie (My Page) on Fri, Mar 27, 09 at 23:39
| I think I didn't understand the MEL's mix the way its actual intention is. Based on the book 'square foot gardening' by 'mel bartholomew' (www.squarefootgardening.com) MEL's mix is: Whenever I visited a garden store in the search of 'COMPOST'- I Just bought one bag of whatever is available with them. (to ensure various sources) The boxes are sitting on the ground just on top of weed protector cloth. Thanks |
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- Posted by listenstohorses 6 & 8 (My Page) on Sat, Mar 28, 09 at 20:04
| I think I understand what you are doing Ganesh. I do kind of the same thing with horse feed. I buy one bag, bring it home and study the label and the feed to see if it may be what I want, things seldom are, lol. I think you are doing the best with what you have but are looking to improve, yes? I would say to look for old leaves from neighbors or landscapers, and a local stable for additional ingredieants for your beds/compost pile. |
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| Ganesh, The term "various sources" means that you want compost that is created from different things, such as: mushroom compost (based on mushrooms as the main ingredient), then cow compost (based on cow manure as the main ingredient). Mel suggests that you use five different types of compost. In my first SFG, I used mushroom, horse, cow and some homemade compost. I firmly believe homemade is the best because you add so many different ingredients. I've added both kangaroo and chicken manure to my compost barrel, along with horse poo (from horses riding down the street). |
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