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   On 10/5/2019 11:05 AM, jeff wrote:   
   > On 10/5/19 6:31 AM, songbird wrote:   
   >>    you can buy bagged compost at many garden   
   >> centers.  it is often composted cow manure   
   >> or composted chicken manure added to perhaps   
   >> some other fillers.   
   >>   
   >>    most composted cow manure is very poor in   
   >> terms of nutrients, but yes, it is an organic   
   >> material and can be useful in a garden if you   
   >> have poor/heavy soil.   
   >   
   > Horse manure is really great stuff if you can get it.  Maybe check with   
   > a nearby stable or agricultural college; any place that keeps horses is   
   > invariably generating "horsepucky" and may well be happy to give it away   
   > for free. Alpaca or lama manure might also be good but I can't say for sure.   
   >   
   > J   
   >   
   An organic farmer once cautioned on using stuff from a stable because it   
   may contain considerable pesticide used to keep flies down there.   
      
   Where I live there are a lot of mushroom houses and depleted mushroom   
   soil is available.  The only concern is weed seeds.   
      
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