Square Foot Gardening Forum
[table bgcolor=#000000 height=275][tr][td]
Newbie question on my mix/help! Toplef10Newbie question on my mix/help! 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.

Newbie question on my mix/help! I22gcj10Newbie question on my mix/help! 14dhcg10

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

Join the forum, it's quick and easy

Square Foot Gardening Forum
[table bgcolor=#000000 height=275][tr][td]
Newbie question on my mix/help! Toplef10Newbie question on my mix/help! 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.

Newbie question on my mix/help! I22gcj10Newbie question on my mix/help! 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
» Introduction
by Kayak72 Today at 9:42 pm

» Saucy Lady Tomato Seeds
by sanderson Today at 2:55 pm

» Free Seeds with Order
by sanderson Today at 2:53 pm

» NEW 4th Edition of All New Square Foot Gardening available for Pre-Order
by sanderson Today at 12:12 pm

» Square Foot Gardening In Singapore
by sanderson 12/11/2024, 11:53 pm

» Ohio Gardener's Greenhouse
by sanderson 12/7/2024, 2:11 am

» Interesting Marketing for Compost
by sanderson 12/7/2024, 2:09 am

» N & C Midwest: Nov. Dec. 2024
by cyclonegardener 12/5/2024, 10:50 pm

» Mark's first SFG
by markqz 12/2/2024, 11:54 am

» Indoor Lighting for Kitchen Herbs & Lettuce
by Jjean59 12/1/2024, 10:37 pm

» Famous Gardening Quotes
by OhioGardener 11/29/2024, 11:05 am

» Happy Thanksgiving from the USA
by Scorpio Rising 11/29/2024, 8:50 am

» Kiwi's SFG Adventure
by KiwiSFGnewbie 11/28/2024, 2:48 pm

» Cooked worms?
by KiwiSFGnewbie 11/28/2024, 2:45 pm

» Happy Birthday!!
by sanderson 11/28/2024, 3:14 am

» Catalog season has begun!
by sanderson 11/28/2024, 3:13 am

» Butterbaby Hybrid Squash (Butternut)
by Scorpio Rising 11/24/2024, 8:19 pm

» How does green turn to brown?
by OhioGardener 11/21/2024, 4:58 pm

» Tree roots, yeeessss.....
by sanderson 11/20/2024, 2:21 am

» The SFG Journey-Biowash
by has55 11/19/2024, 7:37 pm

» What are you eating from your garden today?
by OhioGardener 11/19/2024, 8:27 am

» New SFG gardener in Auckland
by KiwiSFGnewbie 11/16/2024, 11:25 pm

» Thanksgiving Cactus
by OhioGardener 11/12/2024, 5:40 pm

» Need Garden Layout Feedback
by markqz 11/9/2024, 9:16 pm

» Thai Basil
by Scorpio Rising 11/8/2024, 8:52 pm

» How best to keep a fallow SFG bed
by KiwiSFGnewbie 11/8/2024, 8:11 pm

» Preserving A Bumper Tomato Harvest with Freezing vs Canning
by plantoid 11/7/2024, 11:36 am

» What Have You Picked From Your Garden Today
by OhioGardener 11/5/2024, 2:29 pm

» Greetings from Southeastern Wisconsin
by sanderson 11/5/2024, 2:01 pm

» Spinning Compost Bin-need some ideas
by rtfm 11/2/2024, 7:49 pm

Google

Search SFG Forum

Newbie question on my mix/help!

3 posters

Go down

Newbie question on my mix/help! Empty Newbie question on my mix/help!

Post  jheriot 4/20/2012, 4:49 pm

Am ready to bang my head against a wall trying to figure out my Mel's Mix Embarassed

I'm attaching a picture of my "plan" so I can refer to it as I sort through this mess...

Newbie question on my mix/help! Garden15

Okay so I need a total of 20 cubic feet of Mel's Mix which equals to 6.67cuft of peat moss, vermiculite and compost. That will be for my middle bed and the bed on the right (half has a 12" riser).

Then I need a total of 8 cubic feet of compost for the bed on the left.

We've found the vermiculite easily - but I'm having a hard time with the 5 types of compost. Here's what I've found, can you tell me if I can use these as a good mixture??

Mushroom Compost (1cu ft bag/40lbs) $3.97
Organic Blend Compost w/manure (1cu ft bag/40lbs) $1.67 (.05-.05-.05)
Dairy Cow Manure (1cu ft bag) $1.47 (.45-.3-.1)
Plant Based Compost (from local nursery)

Also have access to Chickity Doo-Doo, worm castings and sheep manure if needed (though these are all more $$).

I'm hoping to use just the compost from the local nursery in the corn bed. Will that suffice? Or do I need to do the compost mix in that bed too?
jheriot
jheriot

Female Posts : 25
Join date : 2012-04-10
Age : 42
Location : Hudson, Wisconsin Zone 4b

Back to top Go down

Newbie question on my mix/help! Empty Re: Newbie question on my mix/help!

Post  camprn 4/20/2012, 5:54 pm

Other places to look for compost: dairy farms, horse farms, llama, rabbit or goat farms. Place an ad on Freecycle and Craigslist. Go to your Farmer's Market and ask any and all farmers if they have any composted manure they wouldn't mind parting with for a nominal fee. Check the bulletin board at the local grain and farm store.
As to the corn, it kind of depends on what your soil is like now. If you don't want to do the MM you can just amend the soil, but usually that requires all the ingredients of the MM.
Good Luck!!

____________________________

43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost

There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau

https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books



Newbie question on my mix/help! WxBanner?bannertype=wu_clean2day_cond&airportcode=KEEN&ForcedCity=Keene&ForcedState=NH&zipcode=03431&language=EN
camprn
camprn

Forum Moderator Certified SFG Teacher

Female Posts : 14129
Join date : 2010-03-06
Age : 62
Location : Keene, NH, USA ~ Zone 5a

https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-week

Back to top Go down

Newbie question on my mix/help! Empty Re: Newbie question on my mix/help!

Post  jheriot 4/21/2012, 9:16 am

So do you not think what we found is adequate? I've looked on craigslist for weeks, unfortunately there is nothing around us besides bagged stuff or plain manure (not composted).
jheriot
jheriot

Female Posts : 25
Join date : 2012-04-10
Age : 42
Location : Hudson, Wisconsin Zone 4b

Back to top Go down

Newbie question on my mix/help! Empty First-timer, too...

Post  asilcox 4/21/2012, 3:02 pm

I spent the extra money and bought the worm castings, and so far my plants are really happy. I only bought a little of the castings to mix into the MM, and will probably do the same next year, even though I am making my own compost. Everything that I read says that the worm castings are fabulous, so I decided that a little of that would be worth the extra money...I have nothing to compare it to, but this year's SFG has germinated every single seed that I have sown directly into the SFG, and everything is growing strong, green, and tall. I give credit to the MM.

Are you planning to get the raw manure to compost yourself for next year?

Good luck, it sounds like you are on the right track! Very Happy

~Amanda
asilcox
asilcox

Posts : 34
Join date : 2012-03-25
Location : Eastern Shore, MD

Back to top Go down

Newbie question on my mix/help! Empty Re: Newbie question on my mix/help!

Post  jheriot 4/21/2012, 3:07 pm

asilcox wrote:

Are you planning to get the raw manure to compost yourself for next year?

Good luck, it sounds like you are on the right track! Very Happy

~Amanda

I wasn't going to. I won't have the extra time to do it this summer with a baby (#3) on the way end of July Very Happy I'll be lucky if our two kids and the husband pitch in with the gardens to help like they promised to!

I think I'll grab a bag of the worm castings then and just use a little bit in each box. Thanks!!
jheriot
jheriot

Female Posts : 25
Join date : 2012-04-10
Age : 42
Location : Hudson, Wisconsin Zone 4b

Back to top Go down

Newbie question on my mix/help! Empty Re: Newbie question on my mix/help!

Post  Sponsored content


Sponsored content


Back to top Go down

Back to top


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