Square Foot Gardening Forum
[table bgcolor=#000000 height=275][tr][td]
Got my five kinds of compost! Toplef10Got my five kinds of compost! 1zd3ho10

Hello Guest!
Welcome to the official Square Foot Gardening Forum.
There's lots to learn here by reading as a guest. However, if you become a member (it's free, ad free and spam-free) you'll have access to our large vermiculite databases, our seed exchange spreadsheets, Mel's Mix calculator, and many more members' pictures in the Gallery. Enjoy.

Got my five kinds of compost! I22gcj10Got my five kinds of compost! 14dhcg10

[/td][/tr][/table]

Join the forum, it's quick and easy

Square Foot Gardening Forum
[table bgcolor=#000000 height=275][tr][td]
Got my five kinds of compost! Toplef10Got my five kinds of compost! 1zd3ho10

Hello Guest!
Welcome to the official Square Foot Gardening Forum.
There's lots to learn here by reading as a guest. However, if you become a member (it's free, ad free and spam-free) you'll have access to our large vermiculite databases, our seed exchange spreadsheets, Mel's Mix calculator, and many more members' pictures in the Gallery. Enjoy.

Got my five kinds of compost! I22gcj10Got my five kinds of compost! 14dhcg10

[/td][/tr][/table]
Square Foot Gardening Forum
Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.
Search
 
 

Display results as :
 

 


Rechercher Advanced Search

Latest topics
» Kiwi's SFG Adventure
by KiwiSFGnewbie Yesterday at 6:27 pm

» N&C Midwest: May 2023
by OhioGardener Yesterday at 5:07 pm

» Teaming with Microbes Kindle Sale (Mem. Day weekend 2023)
by OhioGardener Yesterday at 4:27 pm

» Paul's First SFGs
by pkadare Yesterday at 4:24 pm

» Poppy seeds - Hungarian Blue Breadseed
by sanderson Yesterday at 4:22 pm

» Sluggo Plus
by sanderson Yesterday at 3:23 pm

» Mid-Atlantic New Host Intro & Info
by KarenSB Yesterday at 5:08 am

» What Have You Picked From Your Garden Today
by OhioGardener 5/25/2023, 6:25 pm

» Centpedes
by OhioGardener 5/25/2023, 6:19 pm

» beneficial nematodes
by OhioGardener 5/24/2023, 9:18 pm

» Senseless Banter...
by markqz 5/24/2023, 5:39 pm

» Pre-Filling a 30" Raised Bed
by toledobend 5/24/2023, 1:10 pm

» Happy Birthday!!
by AtlantaMarie 5/24/2023, 7:03 am

» Aphids & Their Predators
by MrBooker 5/24/2023, 6:01 am

» Hello from Bobcaygeon, Ontario
by Scorpio Rising 5/20/2023, 1:52 pm

» What are you eating from your garden today?
by OhioGardener 5/18/2023, 6:29 pm

» Spring Flowers
by OhioGardener 5/18/2023, 6:23 pm

» My Solar Dehydrator at Work
by sanderson 5/18/2023, 3:10 pm

» French Tarragon
by sanderson 5/18/2023, 12:41 pm

» Famous Gardening Quotes
by sanderson 5/15/2023, 8:50 pm

» Birds of the Garden
by sanderson 5/15/2023, 8:49 pm

» New Compost PIle, 2nd attempt
by Chuck d'Argy 5/13/2023, 11:43 am

» Ohio Gardener's Greenhouse
by OhioGardener 5/11/2023, 6:44 pm

» Asparagus
by sanderson 5/11/2023, 4:11 pm

» Plan needed for 4’x4’ irrigation grid
by OhioGardener 5/11/2023, 12:47 pm

» TD's 2023 Garden
by trolleydriver 5/10/2023, 3:16 pm

» Spring Gardening - Parsnips and Garlic
by OhioGardener 5/10/2023, 2:59 pm

» Seedlings Sticker Shock
by sanderson 5/7/2023, 9:44 pm

» From a Year 2 Novice to All the New SFGers or "How to Get Past the Fear Factor! :)"
by sanderson 5/7/2023, 3:13 pm

» Mark's first SFG
by sanderson 5/5/2023, 3:39 pm

Google

Search SFG Forum

Got my five kinds of compost!

4 posters

Go down

Got my five kinds of compost! Empty Got my five kinds of compost!

Post  LeeAnne12 3/9/2012, 3:06 pm

Yay, I picked up my five kinds of compost today and learned a VERY big/smelly lesson. Borrow your husband truck to haul it back home (an hour away) instead of putting it in the back of your SUV. Oh my gosh! I still smell like chicken manure. LOL The lady who helped me is going to be my new best friend. She gardens organically and seems to be very knowledgable about what to do about insects, etc. The area I plan to put my SFG is almost cleared of Bermuda grass, then I'll be ready to mix and fill the boxes. Yay!

Lee Anne
LeeAnne12
LeeAnne12

Female Posts : 112
Join date : 2012-02-26
Location : W TN

Back to top Go down

Got my five kinds of compost! Empty smelly compost

Post  curio 3/9/2012, 5:23 pm

If the "compost" stinks and doesn't smell like earth, it may not be fully composted. If it isn't, using it as is could burn your plants.
curio
curio

Posts : 388
Join date : 2012-02-22
Location : Maritime Pacific Northwest zone 8A/B with ugly heat scale

Back to top Go down

Got my five kinds of compost! Empty Re: Got my five kinds of compost!

Post  LeeAnne12 3/9/2012, 5:38 pm

If the "compost" stinks and doesn't smell like earth, it may not be fully composted.

Oh no! What should I do get it fully composted? I think it's only the chicken that's smelling.

Lee Anne
LeeAnne12
LeeAnne12

Female Posts : 112
Join date : 2012-02-26
Location : W TN

Back to top Go down

Got my five kinds of compost! Empty Chicken poops

Post  curio 3/9/2012, 5:40 pm

You would need to place it in a compost pile with some brown matter and let it finish up. There is a section on composting on the home page that can help you with that.
curio
curio

Posts : 388
Join date : 2012-02-22
Location : Maritime Pacific Northwest zone 8A/B with ugly heat scale

Back to top Go down

Got my five kinds of compost! Empty Re: Got my five kinds of compost!

Post  shannon1 3/10/2012, 2:48 am

LeeAnne12 wrote:
If the "compost" stinks and doesn't smell like earth, it may not be fully composted.

Oh no! What should I do get it fully composted? I think it's only the chicken that's smelling.

Lee Anne
my black hen smelled but I used it anyway with no trouble. You may not want to risk it.
shannon1
shannon1

Posts : 1697
Join date : 2011-04-01
Location : zone 9a St.Johns county FL

Back to top Go down

Got my five kinds of compost! Empty Re: Got my five kinds of compost!

Post  walshevak 3/10/2012, 7:24 am

So did mine. But after sitting in the open mixed with the other 4 composts a few days, the smell went way down and I had no problem with the plants. In fact the Black Ben site says it is fully composted and ready to apply. So if commercially bagged chicken compost I would say use it. On the other hand, if this came from a local farmers compost pile you might want to let it compost some more in your composter.

Again I can see how this plays into the 5 way blend. If some are bummers, then some may be not quite ready, but blended together are diluted enough to be safe. Just a non scientific thought.

Kay

____________________________

A WEED IS A FLOWER GROWING IN THE WRONG PLACE
Elizabeth City, NC
Find more about Weather in Elizabeth City, NC
Click for weather forecast
avatar
walshevak

Certified SFG Instructor

Female Posts : 4374
Join date : 2010-10-17
Age : 80
Location : wilmington, nc zone 8

Back to top Go down

Got my five kinds of compost! Empty Re: Got my five kinds of compost!

Post  shannon1 3/12/2012, 12:44 am

Got my five kinds of compost! 68739
shannon1
shannon1

Posts : 1697
Join date : 2011-04-01
Location : zone 9a St.Johns county FL

Back to top Go down

Got my five kinds of compost! Empty Re: Got my five kinds of compost!

Post  Sponsored content


Sponsored content


Back to top Go down

Back to top

- Similar topics

 
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum