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Where does compost go?
For the past four years I have bought compost (composted horse manure) to
put in flower beds and around trees & shrubs. The first two years I bought one cubic yard but the last two years I bought two cubic yards. I get it from a landscape place on the east side of I-35, just south of Georgetown. We spread it two to three inches thick in the flower beds and probably a bit more around trees and shrubs. We work it in slightly in the beds. But every spring, we need more compost; will get two more yards this year. What I want to know is, where does all that compost go to. I can understand how it gets spread out from the trees by rain, but the flower beds are all raised and have landscape timbers above the dirt line, so it doesn't get washed out of them. Anyone know what happens to the compost? Bob |
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Where does compost go?
On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:39:00 -0600, "Bob"
wrote: For the past four years I have bought compost (composted horse manure) to put in flower beds and around trees & shrubs. The first two years I bought one cubic yard but the last two years I bought two cubic yards. I get it from a landscape place on the east side of I-35, just south of Georgetown. We spread it two to three inches thick in the flower beds and probably a bit more around trees and shrubs. We work it in slightly in the beds. But every spring, we need more compost; will get two more yards this year. What I want to know is, where does all that compost go to. I can understand how it gets spread out from the trees by rain, but the flower beds are all raised and have landscape timbers above the dirt line, so it doesn't get washed out of them. Anyone know what happens to the compost? Bob Compost is decomposing and soil biota digest it and make it available to plants as nutrient rich organic matter. Also, it is best to cover the compost with shredded mulch as heat directly from the sun can also break compost down quickly in the garden. |
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