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southern

Appalachian Mtns.

I had 6 yards delivered this morning, 12 more to come. Here's the Waste Analysis results on the stuff in PPM, testing done by the North Carolina Dept. of Agriculture, Agronomic Division using the Melich 3 methodology. These are NOT typos, and the testing was done 3 times....

pH = 7.48
N = 4211
P = 2368
K = 3200
Calcium = 13,344
Magnesium = 2377
Sulphur = 908
Iron = 7964
Manganese = 368
Zinc = 99.3
Copper = 32.3
Boron = 64.8
Carbon = 92,907
Sodium (salts) = 255
Soluble salts = 53
Carbon:Nitrogen ratio = 22.06
DM% (percentage of dry matter) = 55.01

3/21/2005 8:36:03 AM

HotPumpkin (Ben)

Phoenix, AZ

Wowzers, look at that Fe! Were they composting piles of nails or something? That should throw your micros out of whack some.

3/23/2005 4:29:57 PM

Stan

Puyallup, WA

Aaaahhhhh.....Remind me not to send my soil to North Carolina to be analyzed any time soon!

3/24/2005 12:54:36 AM

Tremor

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Actually Kyle's compost test results are toned slightly DOWN from last year. These readings are probably correct.

Kyke, isn't this stuff made with composted dead animals?

3/24/2005 5:51:57 AM

southern

Appalachian Mtns.

About 60-70% dead animals and 40-30% organic fillers. It is toned down from last year, I told the guy about all my splits!

3/24/2005 7:58:44 AM

docgipe

Montoursville, PA

Apply one pound to each one thousand square feet only if it is delivered and applied free, by young ladies wearing only thongs, that are BP.com imaged.

3/24/2005 10:03:54 AM

southern

Appalachian Mtns.

Say huh Dwaine?

3/24/2005 7:53:09 PM

Brooks B

Ohio

ba hahahaha

3/24/2005 8:32:07 PM

Brooks B

Ohio

come on kyle, you know what he said,,,,,,, DOC, say that one more time?

3/24/2005 8:33:23 PM

Stan

Puyallup, WA

Dwaine....You crack me up! ;>)

3/24/2005 9:22:20 PM

Stan

Puyallup, WA

They couldn't PAY me enough to put that stuff in my soil!

3/24/2005 9:28:20 PM

Big Kahuna 25

Ontario, Canada.

kyle, it looks like you have some really well juiced soil again this air chilled spring.

Doc Translation.

Caution: Any hairs found in the young ladies thong can be determined to be organic, thus rendering this Ca laced soil application into your patch barely acceptable.

3/24/2005 10:51:51 PM

southern

Appalachian Mtns.

Sorry, I'm slow..
Stan, the compost is completely safe, it's core during processing gets to over 160 degrees so all pathogens are eradicated. I suspect that if you could get your hands on it, you *would* use it.

3/25/2005 5:14:30 AM

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