Comments on: Where to find compost material http://native-wildlife-gardening.com/where-to-find-compost-material/ creating a habitat garden Sat, 30 Jul 2011 03:40:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Ellen http://native-wildlife-gardening.com/where-to-find-compost-material/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Ellen Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:08:11 +0000 http://native-wildlife-gardening.com/?p=1839#comment-74 Horse people are always happy to let you have their manure piles! Not sure about in GA but around here, most horses are bedded on wood shavings...which really take a long time to break down, straw bedding is the best of all but it's not commonly used any more. We use pellet bedding which ends up a fine dust, and mixed with horse manure it is dream come true for a compost pile :-) Horse people are always happy to let you have their manure piles! Not sure about in GA but around here, most horses are bedded on wood shavings…which really take a long time to break down, straw bedding is the best of all but it’s not commonly used any more. We use pellet bedding which ends up a fine dust, and mixed with horse manure it is dream come true for a compost pile :-)

]]> By: kimberly http://native-wildlife-gardening.com/where-to-find-compost-material/comment-page-1/#comment-54 kimberly Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:22:43 +0000 http://native-wildlife-gardening.com/?p=1839#comment-54 I have to laugh because I'm the same way...I don't care...the worst that can happen is someone tells me "no", right?! Good for you...awesome prize!! I have to laugh because I’m the same way…I don’t care…the worst that can happen is someone tells me “no”, right?! Good for you…awesome prize!!

]]> By: Karyl http://native-wildlife-gardening.com/where-to-find-compost-material/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Karyl Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:15:02 +0000 http://native-wildlife-gardening.com/?p=1839#comment-51 Manure + shavings = compost heaven. Thank heavens I don't have to pay by the yard, through craigslist I found stables that are required to dump. I'm actually going to use these chips for mulch so it will make better dirt in the long run! Commercial has not worked out too well for me. I found it was either too small and broke down too easily or huge chunks. A neighbor used truckloads of scented chips, it was awful. Who knew they scented the stuff. Why??? Manure + shavings = compost heaven. Thank heavens I don’t have to pay by the yard, through craigslist I found stables that are required to dump. I’m actually going to use these chips for mulch so it will make better dirt in the long run! Commercial has not worked out too well for me. I found it was either too small and broke down too easily or huge chunks. A neighbor used truckloads of scented chips, it was awful. Who knew they scented the stuff. Why???

]]> By: wiseace http://native-wildlife-gardening.com/where-to-find-compost-material/comment-page-1/#comment-50 wiseace Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:26:48 +0000 http://native-wildlife-gardening.com/?p=1839#comment-50 Don't forget horse stables. Many are using wood shavings and pile the used bedding were it gets cooked a great deal. They give steaming piles of you know what a good meaning. I'm lucky at home and actually have a mountain nearby I can tunnel into for the good stuff that's nearly completely composted. Down on Long Island it's slightly different story. I have to pay $15 a yard from a stable but that includes delivery. The shavings are not as composted but boy it sure beats paying $40 a yard for inferior commercial bark / chip mulch. Don’t forget horse stables. Many are using wood shavings and pile the used bedding were it gets cooked a great deal. They give steaming piles of you know what a good meaning.

I’m lucky at home and actually have a mountain nearby I can tunnel into for the good stuff that’s nearly completely composted. Down on Long Island it’s slightly different story. I have to pay $15 a yard from a stable but that includes delivery. The shavings are not as composted but boy it sure beats paying $40 a yard for inferior commercial bark / chip mulch.

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