Re: Soil Amendment/Conditioner vs Compost

MrBooker 8/28/2016, 7:54 pm

jimmy cee wrote:For those who have access to forests / woods, etc. take a walk out in them and scrape off some of that great nature's soil. Those areas are growing with 80% fungi dominated soil...some of the finest you will get.

I agree Jimmy but some folks say that will interrupt the echo system. (or something like that)
I'm going out this weekend and get me some of that natures soil.

**sanderson** 8/28/2016, 8:17 pm

Here, most of the forests are owned by the Feds or State. tongue

**jimmy cee** 8/29/2016, 7:41 am

sanderson wrote:Here, most of the forests are owned by the Feds or State.

Well arent we the owners ? I'd get some if I have to fill my pockets..... lol!

MrBooker 8/29/2016, 8:05 am

jimmy cee wrote:
sanderson wrote:Here, most of the forests are owned by the Feds or State.

Well arent we the owners ? I'd get some if I have to fill my pockets.....

Thats the way I feel also Jimmy. There's a large wooded area (State owned) not far from my house where I squirrel hunt. I'll be going out there this week and take a few 5 gal buckets with me.

Honeymoon salad... "Lettuce alone"

**sanderson** 8/29/2016, 4:37 pm

I know, I know. Those 5 years working as a partner with the US Forest Service in the Sierra Nevada Mountains tainted me forever about how fragile the ecosystem up there was. I never took as even a pine cone! Embarassed

Talk about Miss Goody Two Shoes.

Ginger Blue 8/29/2016, 4:59 pm

I'm blessed! Over half an acre of our property is forest.

Silly question: since I have forest soil what should I do with it, add it to my compost pile? Embarassed

**jimmy cee** 8/29/2016, 10:05 pm

Ginger Blue wrote:I'm blessed! Over half an acre of our property is forest.

Silly question: since I have forest soil what should I do with it, add it to my compost pile?

Ginger, I cannot in all honesty suggest you do this, because I'm not sure. However, if I had that material I would add it to my growing beds as is.it doesn't need to be composted. Everything grows in it, been standing for years and years just adding to it.. I would also fill a couple of five gallon buckets and experiment. Some info listed in this book.

Soil Amendment/Conditioner vs Compost - Page 2 Microb11

Soil Amendment/Conditioner vs Compost - Page 2 Microb11

**sanderson** 8/30/2016, 1:44 am

Ditto. Add it to the beds.

**Kelejan** 8/31/2016, 2:05 am

sanderson wrote:Ditto. Add it to the beds.

After adding it to the beds, it should multiply as it full of little creatures and that is what they do.

One does not need to strip the forest.

plantoid 9/2/2016, 12:22 am

MrBooker wrote:
jimmy cee wrote:
sanderson wrote:Here, most of the forests are owned by the Feds or State.

Well arent we the owners ? I'd get some if I have to fill my pockets.....
Thats the way I feel also Jimmy. There's a large wooded area (State owned) not far from my house where I squirrel hunt. I'll be going out there this week and take a few 5 gal buckets with me.

Honeymoon salad... "Lettuce alone"

Will they beetroot to each other for ever ?

**sanderson** 9/2/2016, 2:32 am

Groan

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