Comments on: For the Love of Compost – A Tale of Roses and Horse Manure http://www.anarchyinthegarden.com/?p=1177 Keeping It Punk By Growing Your Own Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:58:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Nicola http://www.anarchyinthegarden.com/?p=1177&cpage=1#comment-937 Nicola Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:15:13 +0000 http://www.anarchyinthegarden.com/?p=1177#comment-937 Lisa, Feel free to contact me at amadeusgarden@gmx.com and I will be happy to provide you with all the assistance you need to get up and running. Best regards, Nicola Lisa,

Feel free to contact me at amadeusgarden@gmx.com and I will be happy to provide you with all the assistance you need to get up and running.

Best regards,

Nicola

]]> By: Lisa http://www.anarchyinthegarden.com/?p=1177&cpage=1#comment-907 Lisa Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:11:11 +0000 http://www.anarchyinthegarden.com/?p=1177#comment-907 I am so excited to see this post. We have two horses and I have been trying to determine what size composter to get. It is accurate that that one composter is enough for the manure of three horses? Or are you still disposing of manure the "old fashioned way" once the composter is full and "cooking."? Thanks, Lisa I am so excited to see this post. We have two horses and I have been trying to determine what size composter to get. It is accurate that that one composter is enough for the manure of three horses? Or are you still disposing of manure the “old fashioned way” once the composter is full and “cooking.”?

Thanks,
Lisa

]]> By: Melisser http://www.anarchyinthegarden.com/?p=1177&cpage=1#comment-736 Melisser Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:48:57 +0000 http://www.anarchyinthegarden.com/?p=1177#comment-736 Whoa! Look at that awesome tumbler! Whoa! Look at that awesome tumbler!

]]> By: Millertime http://www.anarchyinthegarden.com/?p=1177&cpage=1#comment-713 Millertime Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:18:18 +0000 http://www.anarchyinthegarden.com/?p=1177#comment-713 Great post! Looking to rock the compost action here in the OC. Thanks AIG & Nicola. Great post! Looking to rock the compost action here in the OC. Thanks AIG & Nicola.

]]> By: Nicola http://www.anarchyinthegarden.com/?p=1177&cpage=1#comment-703 Nicola Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:14:54 +0000 http://www.anarchyinthegarden.com/?p=1177#comment-703 Hi Lisa, The manure that is produced for one week after de-worming should be used for ornamental plants only just to be safe. I don't have fly issues, so there are no other toxins in the horses systems. They do get yearly flu shots, but the drug is a very low concentration and remains in the muscle rather than manure. It's possible that weed seeds can get into the hay, but the high temps in the composter (up to 160 degrees) kill off the unwanted intruders. I like to make compost tea as well, but do not spray it onto the leaves of food crops - it is strictly for ornamentals. All the best to you! Nicola Hi Lisa,

The manure that is produced for one week after de-worming should be used for ornamental plants only just to be safe. I don’t have fly issues, so there are no other toxins in the horses systems. They do get yearly flu shots, but the drug is a very low concentration and remains in the muscle rather than manure.

It’s possible that weed seeds can get into the hay, but the high temps in the composter (up to 160 degrees) kill off the unwanted intruders.

I like to make compost tea as well, but do not spray it onto the leaves of food crops – it is strictly for ornamentals.

All the best to you!

Nicola

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]]> By: Lisa http://www.anarchyinthegarden.com/?p=1177&cpage=1#comment-701 Lisa Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:31:22 +0000 http://www.anarchyinthegarden.com/?p=1177#comment-701 Adriana: I have a question about the horse manure. When I had horses back in the day I had to "de-worm" them every few months, as well as give them some sort of other drug that kept some sort of nasty fly from giving them some terrible disease or something (hey, I can't remember all the details, it was over 20 years ago!) . All that stuff was toxic to humans and clearly said not for horses that were for human consumption - not that mine were!!. So,how does that translate into the compost to grow vegetables? Is it dangerous? Lisa Adriana:

I have a question about the horse manure. When I had horses back in the day I had to “de-worm” them every few months, as well as give them some sort of other drug that kept some sort of nasty fly from giving them some terrible disease or something (hey, I can’t remember all the details, it was over 20 years ago!) . All that stuff was toxic to humans and clearly said not for horses that were for human consumption – not that mine were!!. So,how does that translate into the compost to grow vegetables? Is it dangerous?

Lisa

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