Little sumpin to keep in mind

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Materials for Composting

Breads, Cereals, Grains and Pastas
Coffee and Tea Grounds
Cotton Fabric Scraps
Eggshells
Fruit Cores, Peelings and Scraps
Hay
Grass and Flower Clippings
Leaves
Recyclable Paper Products
Straw
Sawdust
Vegetable Peelings and Scraps
Wool Fabric Scraps



Materials to AVOID When Composting

Dairy Foods (butter and cheese)
Diseased Plants
Evergreen Clippings and Needles
Grease
Meat, and Poultry
Oily Foods (peanut butter and mayo)
Pet Wastes
Treated Wood or Lumber
Waxy Coated Plants (ivy, etc.)

[Pharmer Phil]

Good Post...again, Thanks Xman, you're kinda takin' up the slack Thumb the old man here has been a lil sluggish!

[squashnut]

why no fish? I mean besides the smell. we fish and i find the by products to be helpfull for gardening. I bury them very deep. the tiny bones in the trout and salmon would bread down fast after cooking. we also make home made fish emulsion. the fish emulstion is great at transplant time.
I found the recipe by doing a search on the web.
my garden supplies the worms for fishing now too. ( and occasionally some maggots)

[Deleted]

Good point SquashNut! That's a C&P and I did'nt catch that!
I would be greatful if you would post your recipe for the fish emulsion. Welcome to the pharm!! Waving

[squashnut]

In a 5 gallon bucket layer fish and some high carbon stuff like sawdust or straw, till it is about 3/4 full. also add a little brown sugar or mollasses and some epsom salts. about 1 cup sugar and 1/4 cup epsom salts to the bucket of each. stir for 2 weeks. if it smells add more sugar. when it is done scoop about 1/2 cup of this into a new bucket and add about 3 gallons of water. use this for feeding plants especcially at trans plant time. I think this is organic, not sure about the epsom salts.

[jeanette]

[squashnut]

Hi! Nice little forum you guys have here.

[YB]

Greetings and Welcome to the PHorum Squash..... A really good list for composting materials can be found here:

mastercomposter.com/ref/orgmat1.html

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EPSOM SALT

Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate, a mineral plants need to survive and grow.
The following information is from the epsom salt council at www.epsomsaltcouncil.org.

The council recommends the following applications:

Houseplants
Mix one teaspoon per gallon of water and feed to the plants every two to four weeks.

Garden startup
Sprinkle approximately one cup per 100 square feet. (10’x10’) and mix into soil before planting.

Tomatoes
Apply one tablespoon per foot of height for each plant every two weeks.

Roses
Apply one teaspoon per foot of height for each plant every two weeks.

Evergreens, Azaleas, Rhododendrons
Apply one tablespoon per nine square feet (3’x3’) over the root zone every two to four weeks.

Lawns
Apply three pounds per 1250 square feet (25’x 50’) Apply six pounds per 2500 square feet (50’x 50’) Apply twelve pounds per 5000 square feet (50’x 100’)

Trees
Apply two tablespoons per nine square feet (3’x 3’) over root zone every four months.

[squashnut]

That is more epsom salts than I thought would be needed per 100 sq feet. My garden is probably short on it.

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Well keep in mind thats comin from the EpsomSalt council!
Never Heard of the Epsom SaltCouncil b4 today!

[squashnut]

I just bought a bag of peletized dolomite lime today and it says it provides magnesium as well as calcium. 50 lbs for $6. I think that would be better. I am applying that with a 1 lb can for each 100 square foot. I hope that is right.
I am sure the 1 Lb can would hold more than 1 pound of lime , not sure how much though.