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Darfield, British Columbia, Canada

Has anyone tried slaughter house compost on their patch? I own a slaughter house and was thinking about mixing up some compost with sand and adding that to my garden.

3/28/2008 11:01:04 PM

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It's been done wih road kill collections as I recall. Apparenly some DOT's compost their road kill recoveries. I just checked the grower's diaries since 2003 & cannot locate the data I thought he had posted here.

Does anyone else remember Kyle Little using this stuff?

3/28/2008 11:35:29 PM

y--uccc--kkk!!!

3/29/2008 12:55:42 AM

Minnesota

I bet it would work great after it composted for a while.

3/29/2008 2:47:53 AM

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Once dead animals are properly composted the resulting product is really quite good. We distribute Nature Safe organic fertilizers. Being as they are owned by a rendering company, their OMRI listed natural organic fertilizers are high in Nitrogen without adulteration with Urea-like synthetics. Lots of meat/blood meal.

http://www.naturesafe.com/

I also have the privilege of working with another very reputable fertilizer manufacturer that is using a centrifuge to extract plasma from blood. The resulting Nitrogen levels are expected by be very high. OMRI listing is in the works. This material also contains glucose elicitors that increase mycorrhizal inoculation like CRAZY!

No link until they're ready to go public.

I am SOOO looking forward to their mandatory training ;o)

3/29/2008 8:25:04 PM

southwest MO

Dead whole chickens have been composted in these parts for years. They mix them in with food and yard waste...Its like any othe compost of this nature... Done and matured properly it is some good rich material. If it is immature it is salty and not good to use.

3/30/2008 1:57:53 PM

Colorado Springs.Co

I have some trout in the freezer. Would there be any benefit burying one under where each plant will go? Is it too late for this?

3/30/2008 2:20:20 PM

Minnesota

Fish in the garden is good (plants eat the fish emulsion) only cats, raccoons, and other animals will dig up your patch looking for the fish.

3/30/2008 2:55:19 PM

Colorado Springs.Co

Even if you bury it deep enough? say twenty inches. It would have a couple weeks to decompose before I plant anyway. Thanks Richard.

3/30/2008 3:20:36 PM