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landarch Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:41 pm

I picked up some Coarse Vermiculite this morning...then did a bit of exploring in my back yard this afternoon and discovered some great compost...years and years worth of leaf litter and decomposed acorns from my four large bur oak trees. I actually found a hidden paver walk underneath. So I decided to mine what I found and then fired up my Honda mulching mower and put the grind to the next generation of compost. I'm using old mineral tubs used by ranchers until I can build a larger compost heap. Thanks for everyone's help so far...I'm on my way.

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**Furbalsmom** Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:43 pm

SCORE

shannon1 Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:17 am

lucky,

The only good looking stuff I've found this spring was well composted oleander leaves but I'm afraid to use it in the garden since the leaves are killers. Sad

**gwennifer** Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:38 am

Those mineral tubs look great. Where did you find them?

landarch Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:44 am

Ranchers set them out in the pastures for the cattle to lick the mineral inside...ranchers usually have tons of these stacked up ready to give away. They come with a hole in the bottom and a black drain plug. I tried to grow tomotoes in them a few years back and I think they need more holes in the bottom and side for better drainage and aeration. If the blue color is offputing, I think you could probably screw some vertical lath to the sides to make them look a bit better....not sure if they can be painted.

tomperrin Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:50 pm

Multiple uses for those free buckets.

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