chuey316
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So my soil and direct sunlight here are not the best. I can't change the light, but I'd like to do something about the soil.
My area is 8ftx16ft, and I'd like to bring in a half yard, or full yard of both compost and topsoil, but am lost on what type of compost would be good for a water only mix that would get me from veg to harvest, and I could just add to each year.
There's a few different types of compost within an hour of me.
1. Horse, pig, goat, turkey, duck, and chicken manure mixed with pine shavings. The bottom of the pile is a year old, but they add fresh each day.
2. A mix of grass clippings, leaves, and spent coffee grounds.
3. Leaves, cow manure, and some hay, fully composted, and processed at 135f to kill weed seeds and pathogens.
4. Horse manure, and what looks to be hay or straw. I'm sure they also add fresh on a regular basis.
5. Chicken manure mixed with fine pine shavings. The bottom of this is from the fall, and they also add fresh daily.
Would any of these work for what I'm looking for, or should I be looking for something else?
My area is 8ftx16ft, and I'd like to bring in a half yard, or full yard of both compost and topsoil, but am lost on what type of compost would be good for a water only mix that would get me from veg to harvest, and I could just add to each year.
There's a few different types of compost within an hour of me.
1. Horse, pig, goat, turkey, duck, and chicken manure mixed with pine shavings. The bottom of the pile is a year old, but they add fresh each day.
2. A mix of grass clippings, leaves, and spent coffee grounds.
3. Leaves, cow manure, and some hay, fully composted, and processed at 135f to kill weed seeds and pathogens.
4. Horse manure, and what looks to be hay or straw. I'm sure they also add fresh on a regular basis.
5. Chicken manure mixed with fine pine shavings. The bottom of this is from the fall, and they also add fresh daily.
Would any of these work for what I'm looking for, or should I be looking for something else?