Meadowlark
Member
- Location
- East Texas
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
I make a couple of different composts, each of which test out total nitrogen > 34 ppm. One type is composted cow manure. I make it from feeding the cattle on my ranch in winter. I feed them hay which is grown on my ranch free of any chemicals. The cows eat the hay in winter, stomp on it, and add fecal matter and urine to the mix. I bull doze up the mix periodically into compost mounds containing hay, fecal matter, urine, and some topsoil. This heats up to well over 135 deg F and is turned regularly which kills pathogens and weed seeds. Internal temps are estimated at or over 180 deg F. It steams with incredible heat while composting. After about three or four months it is ready to apply to the garden...weed free and pathogen free...and "No N, P, K required"...and no synthetic fertilizers or chemicals added.
The other compost I make consists of a blend of the above cow compost with fresh cut Sunn Hemp. The Sunn Hemp (fresh cut) is available about the time my cow manure compost is ready for use. Interestingly, the Sunn Hemp is grown in previously composted cow manure applied to my garden soil which is "No N, P, K required".
I make it in big cattle tubs adding a layer of cow compost, then a layer of green Sunn Hemp, then another layer of cow compost, etc. This is ready for use in about another two months. I call it Super Duper Compost...and it is more powerful than anything I can buy anywhere.
It does make a difference to your soil where the N, P, and K and other vital nutrients comes from. Don't let anyone tell you differently!!
Cow manure compost in the making...
Super Duper Compost in the making...
The other compost I make consists of a blend of the above cow compost with fresh cut Sunn Hemp. The Sunn Hemp (fresh cut) is available about the time my cow manure compost is ready for use. Interestingly, the Sunn Hemp is grown in previously composted cow manure applied to my garden soil which is "No N, P, K required".
I make it in big cattle tubs adding a layer of cow compost, then a layer of green Sunn Hemp, then another layer of cow compost, etc. This is ready for use in about another two months. I call it Super Duper Compost...and it is more powerful than anything I can buy anywhere.
It does make a difference to your soil where the N, P, and K and other vital nutrients comes from. Don't let anyone tell you differently!!
Cow manure compost in the making...
Super Duper Compost in the making...
