From: songbird@anthive.com   
      
   T wrote:   
      
   ...   
   > What is the best way to get this kind of stuff into   
   > my ground pots?  Can I buy a bag of this stuff on   
   > Amazon?  What is it called?   
   ...   
   > The stuff he had was from down under.   
      
     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.   
      
     study composting and how to do it and i've   
   often mentioned ways of getting organic materials   
   for free or low cost here.   
      
     as a side note, i hate raised beds as he's   
   done there.  huge expense and added labor.   
      
     you can also tell that he is in a pretty   
   wet climate, which is not the same as where   
   you are at.  raised beds in arid climates   
   are asking for baked and too dry roots and   
   more moisture loss from the breezes.   
      
     if you want to see what arid alkaline soils   
   can do with compost check out the greening   
   the dessert (search on that phrase on youtube   
   and you'll find some videos about that).  i've   
   been watching them from the start.   
      
      
     songbird   
      
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