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Seeds in the compost pile?
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Posted: Sep/20/2008 8:06 PM PST
I am curious about seeds in the compost pile. I have pulled up my broccoli and lettuce and radishes. If I put them in my compost pile will they be growing next season? A friend dropped a load of cow manure into my garden for me when I wasn't home, in a part where I had nothing planted. I've started turning it, it has alot of straw in it. Also has corn in it that the cows didn't get eaten. I put all of my radishes in a pile of their own and now have lots of little ones popping up all around the pile because the seed pods popped open. I am going to take the last few ears of corn off the plants that the coons ate off of before I put the corn stalks in there. I will chop them up. Also, I remember reading that you could put amonia on your compost to get it cooking. Is that the regular amonia you can buy in a store for cleaning, or something else? I will be happy for any input you have. |
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Posted: Sep/23/2008 4:37 AM PST
If the pile gets hot enough it will kill the seeds. As for the ammonia- I have no idea! It's basically nitrogen. The best thing I know to help get a pile good and hot is grass clippings  Don't plant anything where that fresh manure was dumped until it decomposes really well- it'll be too "hot" and burn anything planted in it! Hope that helps a tiny amount
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