DairyGrow: Is This an Acceptable Compost to Use in Mel's Mix

tappingmom 2/9/2023, 2:31 pm

Hello!

I'm a newbie and just introduced myself on the Welcome Mat. OhioGardner has already set me straight on two points...so now I move on to questions regarding the compost component of my Mel's Mix.

I found this (below, in red) produced locally. Some of the print indicates it's fertilizer, but later it refers to itself as compost.
Is this compost? Meaning, can I use this as 1 of my 5 types of compost?

Thank you!
Tammy

DairyGrow Premium Organic Fertilizer

Available by the Yard - Cubic Ft Bag - 2lb Bag

OMRI Certified
DairyGrow Organic Compost Adds Nutrients and Life for Thriving Plants.
Organic DairyGrow Compost is Free Of :

GMOs
Fillers
Sewage Sludge
Exotic Imports
Pesticides
Municipal Waste
Litter Debris
Green Waste
Herbicides; including Clopyralid

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Nothing But Pure, Local, Compost[/size]
What Makes Our Premium Soil Conditioner So Good?
We start with the highest quality local organic material. In order to ensure no pathogens remain or seeds that can germinate, the EPA’s regulations are exceeded.
Organic DairyGrow is a single input, Washed Dairy Compost, that consists of Supremely Fine Particles. Tested Negative for All Herbicides including Clopyralid. With a NPK rating of 3-1-1.7 DairyGrow is Ideal for All Growing Applications.
After a total of 100 days of thorough processing, the compost is cured and ready for your garden.
Quarterly laboratory testing monitors characteristics like weed seed destruction, nutrient values, carbon to nitrogen ratios, pH, and salt levels. The final DairyGrow product is organic, non-GMO, free of filler or debris. It is local and sustainable.
Nitrogen (N): 3%, Phosphorus (P2o5)[size=13][size=11]: 1.1%, Potassium [/size](K20): 1.7%, Calcium 2.4%, pH: 7.7

https://dairygrow.com/our-products#c51822
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**sanderson** 2/9/2023, 10:06 pm

Tmom, I'm a little leery of this product. If it was properly composted (verses just aged) horse manure with a lot of undigested hay in it, I might considered it a compost. Maybe the chicken manure/wood shaving compost you mentioned in your other thread would be better.

I do give kudos to the fact that the cow manure brand did testing for herbicides. But, I wouldn't use it.

Important: Limit the amount of manure-based composed plus worm castings (which are nutritious) to no more than 20% of the total compost blend. Manure (especially poultry) and worm castings are high in phosphorus which can build up in gardens and ag fields.

https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2021/07/how-to-avoid-soil-phosphorus-build-up.html?fbclid=IwAR2DMGPLXEDE7KjnZejPZPUk-DpaybuqZmV899OfaS3k7VWTIEtd7r_XINc


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DairyGrow: Is This an Acceptable Compost to Use in Mel's Mix

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