Soil...And Starting Seeds...

[lupinfarm]

I'm a little poor right now lol and I'd like to start some of the seeds I have hanging around. I'm not sure if there is any way I can do it, but this is what I have on hand..

Pretty well composted Duck manure
Really composted cow manure (If I can dig it out of the compost pile)
Somewhat composted horse manure (and lots of it lol)
A bag of peat moss
And maybe some soil from somewhere on the property if its warm enough out for me to dig a little..


Can I do *anything* with this? Just curious! Otherwise I'll just wait until potting soil is available in stores...

 

[OaklandCityFarmer]

My first reaction is that there may be a lot of manure there but...

If you are able to get some perlite and mix in that would be ideal.

My recommendation is 1 part garden soil (well screened), 2 parts perlite and 2 parts peat moss and then mix in some manure (well screened) afterwards 1/2 to 1 parts.

My recommendation would be to bake your mix in the oven if possible for about 30-45 minutes at 375-400 degrees F to help kill any pathogens that may exist.



Carlos

 

[digitS']

Lupinfarm, I bet you can do something with that.

Here is a site with lots of recipes for potting mixes using organic materials:

ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service

I'd be concerned about weed seeds as well as pathogens and do a little baking as OCF suggests.

Steve

 

[lupinfarm]

Thanks for all the help OCF and digitS'!

I'll see what I can put together, and hopefully this works out