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Tue, Jun 5, 12 at 13:05
| I have looked around on this forum and google for a kudzu meal recipe and I am just unable to find one. I was hoping someone on here would have some suggestions. I have tons of kudzu in my backyard and I would really like to start using it as an organic fertilizer in my compost tea. For those of you who are unfamiliar with using kudzu as a fertilizer it apparently is comparable to a much more concentrated version of seaweed kelp and can be used as a foliar spray or ground based fertilizer. For those of you that have purchased seaweed fertilizer, you are aware of its expensive price. I am on a new fertilizer kick that involves spending very little by using available resources around me. I would really appreciate some help with creating some kelp meal. |
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- Posted by toxcrusadr (My Page) on Thu, Jun 7, 12 at 15:55
| I confess I have never used kelp meal and am not real familiar with it. But it sounds like you would use the same process and equipment that is used to make kelp meal, and just use kudzu instead. I Googled "how to make kelp meal" and found this link: http://www.different-kinds-of-plants.com/kelpfertilizer.html which says it is 'dried quickly at low heat' to maintain nutrients. You'd need a way to dry it, shred it and screen it to the size you want. This is kind of general and you may have thought of all that already. Have you thought about how to get it chopped and dried and in what order? |
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| Lawnmower or shredder will do it, I agree with the thread on 14 day compost, but the shredding & quicker compost is a fact. Shredding any pre-compost material is best. |
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- Posted by calypsobloomer (My Page) on Sat, Jun 9, 12 at 21:27
| Thanks for the link! I should have thought to look up kelp meal its so similar. I think Ill try and let the sun dry out the kudzu by boxing it up and putting in my attic. To shred I think Ill use a 5 gallon bucket and one of those paint mixer attachments that they make for power drills. |
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- Posted by calypsobloomer (My Page) on Sat, Jun 9, 12 at 21:28
| Oh and Im going to use it in compost tea. |
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- Posted by toxcrusadr (My Page) on Mon, Jun 11, 12 at 11:44
| It may start to compost in a closed box so if you can spread it out that would better. Shredded or chopped first, then spread on a tarp or newspaper. Let us know how it goes! |
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- Posted by idaho_gardener 6a_sw_idaho (My Page) on Wed, Jun 20, 12 at 21:54
| If you had a chipper/shredder, I'll bet you could make some amazing compost with kudzu. Since it grows quickly, it seems like it would be a constant source of material for compost. Kind of like coppicing, the re-sprouting kudzu could be continuously harvested. The woody parts would provide the 'browns' and the rest would be 'greens'. |
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- Posted by ernie85017 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 21, 12 at 13:43
| Calypsobloomer: Would you email me: ernie 85017 at cox dot net. THanks |
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