My Compost

tompcuddy 2/24/2014, 9:59 pm

Hi All,

After much searching and help from this forum, I have sorted out my Mel's Mix. I will be visiting Home Depot, Wegmans, Southern States, and purchasing on-line.

I will be building 4 squares so I need 32 cu ft. of Mel's Mix

Peat Moss (Home Depot)

- 2 bags @ 3 cu Ft each. (12 Cu Ft expanded)

- Premier 3 cu. ft. Peat Moss

Vermiculite (ULINE - online)

- 3 bags @ 4 Cu Ft Each. (12 Cu Ft)

- Grade 4 Vermiculite

Blended Compost

Quoddy Lobster Compost (Wegmans)

- 2 bags @ 1 Cu Ft Each (2 Cu Ft)

- Quoddy Blend Lobster Compost

Worm Castings (Amazon.com)

- 4 Bags @ 20 lbs Each (2 Cu Ft)

- Nature's Solution Worm Castings

Mushroom Compost (Amazon.com)

- 1 bag @ 1 Cu Ft (1 Cu Ft)

- Premium Aged Mushroom Compost

Composted Cow Manure (Southern States)

- 2 bags @ 50 lbs Each (2.5 cu ft)

- Black Kow Manure

Local "Super Compost" (Southern States)

- 3 bags @ 40 Lbs Each (3.5 cu Ft)

- Blue Ridge Organics Super Compost

Composted Chicken Manure (Amazon.com)

- 1 bag @ 25 Lbs (.5 cu Ft)

- Chickity Doo Doo Organic Fertilizer

Composted Rabbit Manure (Amazon.com)

- 4 bags @ 4 lbs Each (.3 cu ft)

- Rabbit Hill Something Special

Thanks again for all your help,

Tom My Compost SsFIw5AEO4Ilxlr5dzpykUGLktjWU2uN1rEeFAPwwzLEttEgEAIfkEBQoAAwAsAwAJAAkAAwAAAgmMjmLADQPdGwUAIfkEBcgAAgAsAwAIAAkAAwAAAgmMjhLA3TdiPAUAOw==

**sanderson** 2/25/2014, 12:07 am

Good job lining everything up before starting. My Compost 3170584802

**kauairosina** 2/25/2014, 9:05 pm

That sounds like terrific stuff!! You are going to have a splendid garden.

**Turan** 2/25/2014, 9:57 pm

4 squares meaning beds that are 4'x4'? Each bed would be 16 sqf and 4 of them would total 64 sqf.

H_TX_2 2/26/2014, 11:56 am

I was questioning the numbers also but I think he has it right after I checked the math. If he has 4 4x4 beds that is 64 sq ft. If you are planting to a depth of 12 inches then that would be 64 cu ft (4x16x1=64). If you are taking the same area and filling to only 6 inches then you are looking at 32 cu ft (4x16x0.5=32). Again we are both assuming he is talking about 4 4x4 beds when he says 4 squares.

**Turan** 2/26/2014, 12:14 pm

O! Right! Duh!

Thank you on that. I decided at last to speak up because I had this image of all that work and then only half the boxes filled and that would be so disappointing.

Jeesh Turan, volume is WxLxH Rolling Eyes

**sanderson** 2/26/2014, 2:22 pm

Yep. Looks like he did a good job getting the amount correct.

Windmere 2/27/2014, 12:35 pm

tompcudd wrote:

Peat Moss (Home Depot)

- 2 bags @ 3 cu Ft each. (12 Cu Ft expanded)

- Premier 3 cu. ft. Peat Moss

Vermiculite (ULINE - online)

- 3 bags @ 4 Cu Ft Each. (12 Cu Ft)

- Grade 4 Vermiculite

Blended Compost

Quoddy Lobster Compost (Wegmans)

- 2 bags @ 1 Cu Ft Each (2 Cu Ft)

- Quoddy Blend Lobster Compost

Worm Castings (Amazon.com)

- 4 Bags @ 20 lbs Each (2 Cu Ft)

- Nature's Solution Worm Castings

Mushroom Compost (Amazon.com)

- 1 bag @ 1 Cu Ft (1 Cu Ft)

- Premium Aged Mushroom Compost

Composted Cow Manure (Southern States)

- 2 bags @ 50 lbs Each (2.5 cu ft)

- Black Kow Manure

Local "Super Compost" (Southern States)

- 3 bags @ 40 Lbs Each (3.5 cu Ft)

- Blue Ridge Organics Super Compost

Composted Chicken Manure (Amazon.com)

- 1 bag @ 25 Lbs (.5 cu Ft)

- Chickity Doo Doo Organic Fertilizer

Composted Rabbit Manure (Amazon.com)

- 4 bags @ 4 lbs Each (.3 cu ft)

- Rabbit Hill Something Special

I am very jealous of you. You have an amazing combination of compost. I wish you MUCH success. You will have a a fantastic garden this year!!

Windmere 2/27/2014, 12:43 pm

Hi Tompcudd,

I'm just wondering... Is this the rabbit compost you bought from Amazon?

http://www.amazon.com/Rabbit-Hill-Something-Special-lb/dp/B002T0AGBW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393522780&sr=8-1&keywords=Rabbit+Hill+Something+Special+4+lb.+bag+%286%29

I think this has more than just rabbit compost. I see a few other things noted in product specifications... However, I still think this is a great option and I may buy some myself.

I see (6) in product heading. Surely this does not mean you get six bags? This is a bit confusing to me.

thinking

plantoid 2/27/2014, 4:25 pm

Five way compost for setting up the initial MM filled beds . five is the MINIMUM number of different types of stuff to do a good job. If you can get 6 , 7 or 8 so much the better the range of available nutrients & trace elements will usually be much better .

No repeating a product common to two or more types of stuff
IE
Three pre bagged items might have straw , peat and wood product in all three of them .. that means an overdose of all three items .

Dung from different animal species :-
They can usually be reasonably safe if combined with other materials & well composted too much neat dung will cause problems .

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