Viewing post #2871875 by RpR

You are viewing a single post made by RpR in the thread called No N In My Compost!.
Avatar for RpR
Feb 4, 2023 2:13 PM CST
Name: Dr. Demento Jr.
Minnesota (Zone 3b)
The supposed ideal Carbon to Nitrogen level for a final compost is 30 to 1.

Saw Dust/Wood Chips suck the Nitrogen out at an extreme level as their as its base level is 500/700 to 1 .
I have compost pile, msybe, one tenth the size of yours and it is 95 percent leaves and garden weeds (I pull hundreds of gallons of weeds, mostly purslane, every summer and use them till the heap is overflowing, and haul the rest away) adding weeds to your pile is a quick way, in the future to a higher nitrogen content.

Source C:N ratio
Horse manure 15:1 Dry Weeds 90:1 Weeds (fresh) 25:1
Grass clippings 17:1 Vegetable waste/produce 11-19:1 Dry Leaves 54:1
Sawdust 500:1 Wood chips 700:1 Straw, cornstalks 60-80:1
https://mda.maryland.gov/resou...

You have to add a lot of one of the above listed to your pile, in the future, except wood chips, to get a pile closer to what they say is best.
If you drink coffee, add the coffee grounds every time you do.

What is the basis of your raised bed soil now?
Last edited by RpR Feb 4, 2023 2:18 PM Icon for preview

« Return to the thread "No N In My Compost!"
« Return to Soil and Compost forum
« Return to the Garden.org homepage

Member Login:

( No account? Join now! )

Today's site banner is by mcash70 and is called "Blueberries"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.