Re: [compost_tea] composted cow manure on vegetable beds

From: Ted Peterson <ted.peterson_at_tcsn.net>
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 14:26:07 -0800

Why is it hot and what are the temps? 100+? If it is still hot, it is sti=
ll composting. There probably isn't enough carbon to make a good balance. =
 If it has been turned a lot, spreading it should not be a problem. Yes, t=
here are some pathogens but chances are that after three months of turning =
they will not be a major factor. If you spread it on the surface and water=
 it in, the soil biology should take care of the pathogens. All you are re=
ally getting here is N in a different form.

Remember that the Romans made teas by flowing water over manure and using t=
hat to grow everything including the plants where they nurtured snails for =
consumption. There doesn't seem to be any historical association with stoma=
ch problems among Romans. Now in England. . .

Ted Peterson
Earth-Wise/Spirit of the Earth
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Linda Meyer
  To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 1:45 PM
  Subject: [compost_tea] composted cow manure on vegetable beds


  Question,

  I have come across some composted cow manure - turned with a small bulldo=
zer for about 3 months, hot,and mixed only with a small amount of wood shav=
ings. There is virtually no manure smell nor anaerobic odor to this mix.





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