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I have my supplies (mostly) purchased!
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llama momma
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I have my supplies (mostly) purchased!
We are going to make 2 4x8 boxes, placed 3 feet apart, with a fence around them. There will be a gate between the two boxes and the 8 foot sides will have 2 swinging sides, so they can open to tend to them and close to keep the critters out. I found Peat moss, Vermiculite and Chickety doo doo, along with mushroom compost and a manure/compost blend. Tomorrow I am going to go exchange my vermiculite for a coarser grade found at a local store. They also have worm castings. Dh can't believe I am paying for poop!
lifelovepassion- Posts : 12
Join date : 2013-05-13
Location : Zone 4a in MN
Re: I have my supplies (mostly) purchased!
Do you have a question or just letting us know what you are doing? Sounds like you are off to a good start.
meatburner- Posts : 362
Join date : 2012-10-24
Age : 73
Location : zone 6b, southwest missouri
Re: I have my supplies (mostly) purchased!
No question! Just sharing my excitement! Weather permitting we will be building tomorrow.
lifelovepassion- Posts : 12
Join date : 2013-05-13
Location : Zone 4a in MN
Re: I have my supplies (mostly) purchased!
Sounds like you have 4 good composts. Any ideas on a 5th? I struggled to get a 5th but ended up with:
aged horse stall leavings
Nutri-fiber with bio-char
Black Kow
Black Hen &
mushroom compost
Oddly, the bulk mushroom was the hardest since I was late getting there and the plant was OUT. Finally found some of last years at a local place, which was fine with me.
Later I found worm castings so now I had a little to each hole as I plant,
Meanwhile I'm composting EVERYTHING I can get my hands on -- one neighbor has pastured horses, one has pastured goats (mean ones, so we're still getting acquainted), one neighbor runs an organic lawn service and there are a few clients who make him take the clippings away... TO ME! He'll also bring me leaves in the fall. And I am looking at kitchen scraps in a whole new light!
I even planted extra beans and squash knowing I won't eat them all, but they will make EXCELLENT green manure and compost later on.
aged horse stall leavings
Nutri-fiber with bio-char
Black Kow
Black Hen &
mushroom compost
Oddly, the bulk mushroom was the hardest since I was late getting there and the plant was OUT. Finally found some of last years at a local place, which was fine with me.
Later I found worm castings so now I had a little to each hole as I plant,
Meanwhile I'm composting EVERYTHING I can get my hands on -- one neighbor has pastured horses, one has pastured goats (mean ones, so we're still getting acquainted), one neighbor runs an organic lawn service and there are a few clients who make him take the clippings away... TO ME! He'll also bring me leaves in the fall. And I am looking at kitchen scraps in a whole new light!
I even planted extra beans and squash knowing I won't eat them all, but they will make EXCELLENT green manure and compost later on.
ETNRedClay- Posts : 210
Join date : 2013-04-12
Location : East Tennessee of course
Re: I have my supplies (mostly) purchased!
ETNRedClay wrote:...I even planted extra beans and squash knowing I won't eat them all, but they will make EXCELLENT green manure and compost later on.
Excellent compost yes. As to whether green manure is worth the effort in an SFG box, you might read this thread first, and then decide.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t8236-green-manure-does-not-come-from-cows
Re: I have my supplies (mostly) purchased!
Nutri-fiber with bio-char
I saw this at lowes 2 months ago, it looked so good I purchased a bag just to add a little to my compost.
jimmy cee
Certified SFG Instructor- Posts : 2215
Join date : 2013-02-16
Age : 88
Location : Hatfield PA. zone 6b
Re: I have my supplies (mostly) purchased!
LLP, you say you have "Chickety doo doo." Do you mean you found composted chicken manure, or the product of that name? Chickity Doo Doo the product is a high nitrogen fertilizer, not a compost, and should not be used as a compost component in Mel's Mix. It is just green chicken manure that is dried and granulated so it can be used in a drop spreader for lawns. You need real compost for your beds.
Re: I have my supplies (mostly) purchased!
I think my last compost will be cows manure, I found a store semi-close to me that carries some.
I will double check the chicken stuff I bought, thanks for the warning.
I will double check the chicken stuff I bought, thanks for the warning.
lifelovepassion- Posts : 12
Join date : 2013-05-13
Location : Zone 4a in MN
Re: I have my supplies (mostly) purchased!
+1, this is IMPORTANT. you need compost to make the Mel's Mix. Good luck.dvelten wrote:LLP, you say you have "Chickety doo doo." Do you mean you found composted chicken manure, or the product of that name? Chickity Doo Doo the product is a high nitrogen fertilizer, not a compost, and should not be used as a compost component in Mel's Mix. It is just green chicken manure that is dried and granulated so it can be used in a drop spreader for lawns. You need real compost for your beds.
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
Re: I have my supplies (mostly) purchased!
You do mean to add to the compost pile and not to the Mel's mix, or am I misunderstanding?jimmy cee wrote:
Nutri-fiber with bio-char
I saw this at lowes 2 months ago, it looked so good I purchased a bag just to add a little to my compost.
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
Re: I have my supplies (mostly) purchased!
When I converted my first bed to SFG I used compost from our local recycle center.
The mgr told me it consisted of brush, grass clippings, and leaves.
After screening it the material looked great, I added a small amount of (about a cup) to each 5 gallon bucket while measuring.
Chicitty doo doo, finished horse manure, cow manure compost, mushroom manure from last year,
and Bio-Char
A cup of each in the 5 gallon bucket, I am extremely pleased with the results
I posted these images to show how my using the local recycle's compost, along with the additives worked for me
I have two 4 X 4 compost piles working now, I'll not need the recycle's again.
I posted these images to show how my using the local recycle's compost, along with the additives worked for me
The mgr told me it consisted of brush, grass clippings, and leaves.
After screening it the material looked great, I added a small amount of (about a cup) to each 5 gallon bucket while measuring.
Chicitty doo doo, finished horse manure, cow manure compost, mushroom manure from last year,
and Bio-Char
A cup of each in the 5 gallon bucket, I am extremely pleased with the results
I posted these images to show how my using the local recycle's compost, along with the additives worked for me
I have two 4 X 4 compost piles working now, I'll not need the recycle's again.
I posted these images to show how my using the local recycle's compost, along with the additives worked for me
jimmy cee
Certified SFG Instructor- Posts : 2215
Join date : 2013-02-16
Age : 88
Location : Hatfield PA. zone 6b
Re: I have my supplies (mostly) purchased!
Projects always seem to take much longer than planned. Today we had to go back for other supplies in the morning. The local store I found coarse vermiculite at was closed for the holiday weekend. So actually mixing the mix will be Tuesday at the earliest. We got the base frame made and the vertical supports for the fence attached. They are roughly in place. I'm not sure we will get to complete it tomorrow or not as we have a few other things to accomplish. Plus I have to order 4 foot hardware cloth as I found it cheaper online than in store. So even if I get the soil mixed, I won't have a fence until next week.
lifelovepassion- Posts : 12
Join date : 2013-05-13
Location : Zone 4a in MN
Re: I have my supplies (mostly) purchased!
Hang in there, it can be frustrating but it'll get done! I've also had to delay my gardening goals for this week too. It's one of those life lessons -fooey- that force you to go with the flow.lifelovepassion wrote:Projects always seem to take much longer than planned. ..... So even if I get the soil mixed, I won't have a fence until next week.
llama momma
Certified SFG Instructor- Posts : 4921
Join date : 2010-08-20
Location : Central Ohio zone 6a
Re: I have my supplies (mostly) purchased!
Llama momma; love your location tag! I can so relate!
herblover- Posts : 577
Join date : 2010-03-27
Age : 61
Location : Central OH
Re: I have my supplies (mostly) purchased!
You are the first one to mention it thanks! I think a great many of us can claim the same. Feel free to use it in your tag too!
llama momma
Certified SFG Instructor- Posts : 4921
Join date : 2010-08-20
Location : Central Ohio zone 6a
Re: I have my supplies (mostly) purchased!
Well, nothing got accomplished today as I had a migraine that lasted 8 hours. Here's hoping tomorrow is a much better day.
lifelovepassion- Posts : 12
Join date : 2013-05-13
Location : Zone 4a in MN
Re: I have my supplies (mostly) purchased!
lifelovepassion wrote:Well, nothing got accomplished today as I had a migraine that lasted 8 hours. Here's hoping tomorrow is a much better day.
Some days we just do what we can, some days we know we can't do anything. There's always tomorrow.
GG
Goosegirl- Posts : 3435
Join date : 2011-02-16
Age : 59
Location : Zone 4A - NE SD
Re: I have my supplies (mostly) purchased!
Hated those migraines!! Couldn't do a thing, no matter how important an event was. My sympathy.
Re: I have my supplies (mostly) purchased!
lifelovepassion wrote:Well, nothing got accomplished today as I had a migraine that lasted 8 hours. Here's hoping tomorrow is a much better day.
Hope tomorrow is bright and pain free. No fair when things get in the way of gardening!
Sure can relate. I had a molar die with large abscess with nasty spreading infection, had the tooth pulled Monday afternoon, now I can't do any lifting for a couple days, delaying once again mixing new mels mix and transplanting a full dining room table of plants.
llama momma
Certified SFG Instructor- Posts : 4921
Join date : 2010-08-20
Location : Central Ohio zone 6a
Re: I have my supplies (mostly) purchased!
lifelovepassion wrote:Well, nothing got accomplished today as I had a migraine that lasted 8 hours. Here's hoping tomorrow is a much better day.
I can totally relate. I hope that you feel better soon. Migraines are the pits.
Lillyz- Posts : 128
Join date : 2013-02-23
Age : 67
Location : Pueblo, Colorado Zone 5B
Re: I have my supplies (mostly) purchased!
Well, things haven't progressed much (yet). We were gone and it's been super rainy. The weather is looking much better this weekend. But I have all my supplies. I ended up ordering hardware cloth from Amazon for my fence/gates. It was the cheapest place I could find it.
lifelovepassion- Posts : 12
Join date : 2013-05-13
Location : Zone 4a in MN
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