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Wed, Dec 7, 11 at 19:54
| This question has been on my mind so I figured I'd ask it in the compost section. On the bag of a store bought manure compost it only list NPK no other elements even though it has almost every micronutrient and secondary macro that the plant would need. Why are they not listed on the bag, are there not alot? I see there is a good amount of them making them worth listing to me. Anyone know why? Thanks. |
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| If you say blue, I say what shade? You say compost, I say how long? You have no way of knowing what is in the compost or how long it was in the heat process. What stage of composting it is in or when they stopped the process. If you grind up oak leaves & cover them with water for a few week, then dry them out. You may think you have compost, it will really be rotten leaves, with out any heat, & some slime. This is why I make my own, I know there are no animal parts or unprocessed pathogens in my compost. They do not list it because you will not buy dehydrated sewer sludge. Some of the so called compost is just that. If you do not have time or a place to make your on compost. Then buy from a reputable garden center, not a superbox store. I love the super box stores, but not for compost. |
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| The laws that cover the sales of "fertilizers" require that the NPK be listed on the bag, so few sellers of those products are going to go through the expense of testing for (which may change with each batch) something not required by law. |
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- Posted by TheMasterGardener1 none (My Page) on Thu, Dec 8, 11 at 16:50
| Thank you alot for that. |
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- Posted by tn_gardening (My Page) on Sat, Dec 10, 11 at 7:59
| Something tells me it all comes down to money. I suspect the money spent on figuring this out (testing, analysis, marketing, etc.) isn't worth it. |
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