[Community_garden] Definitions

[Mike McGrath]

Compost = the rich black soil-like result of decomposed leaves and other 
organic matter. Incredibly high in organic matter content.

Composted manure = decomposed poop, pee and bedding; looks like compost but 
is not. Incredibly high in organic matter content, but often too nitrogen 
rich to use alone. Horse and poultry manure, for instance, are too rich to 
use alone on flowering plants, even after having been composted, during 
which process their nitrogen levels drop.

Soil = What's already there; generally lots of sand or clay with some 
organic matter content; but its very low in un-improved soils and still low 
for improved ones compared to the compost itself.

Topsoil = no legal meaning; could be anything.

Hope this helps (It helped me--I'm using this on the air!)

                                        Best,  McG
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Erik Lindberg" <artisan1 at milwpc.com>
To: "'Mike McGrath'" <MikeMcG at PTD.net>; "'James Godsil'" 
<godsil.james at gmail.com>; "'Community Gardens USA'" 
<community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>
Cc: "'Josh Fraundorf'" <Josh.Fraundorf at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 8:20 AM
Subject: RE: [Community_garden] Red Wriggler Population Growth & Proper 
SoilIngrediants


> Mike,
>
> Thanks for the correction.  Could you explain a little further so I am
> better able to refine the vocabulary and sharpen the distinctions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Erik Lindberg
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike McGrath [mailto:MikeMcG at PTD.net]
> Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 4:54 PM
> To: James Godsil; Community Gardens USA
> Cc: Erik Lindberg; Josh Fraundorf
> Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Red Wriggler Population Growth & Proper
> SoilIngrediants
>
> there's no such thing as 'composted soil'. there is soil, there is 
> compost,
> but no composted soil.
>                                                ---Mike McG
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "James Godsil" <godsil.james at gmail.com>
> To: "Community Gardens USA" <community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>
> Cc: "Erik Lindberg" <artisan1 at milwpc.com>; "Josh Fraundorf"
> <Josh.Fraundorf at gmail.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 8:27 AM
> Subject: [Community_garden] Red Wriggler Population Growth & Proper
> SoilIngrediants
>
>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> I think I have been told that red wriggler worms
>> Reproduce themselves by 4 every four months.
>>
>> If that is correct, then...
>>
>> Twenty Red Wrigglers Become 80 Red Wigglers Become 320 Red Wrigglers
>> Become
>> 1280 Red Wrigglers Become 5120 Red Wrigglers Become
>> 20,480 Red Wrigglers Become 81,920 Red Wrigglers
>>
>> In a year and a half.
>>
>> Is that correct?
>>
>> Soil Mix for Raised Bed Gardening
>>
>> Some have told me to use composted soil "straight up" for raised bed
>> planting,
>> With that soil developed over a few years in static piles of wood chips,
>> Veggie wastes, coffee grounds, brewers yeast, cardboard.
>>
>> Others have said I should do l/3 composted, l/3 top soil, l/3 sand.
>>
>> And when I asked about using leaf compost 3 years in the making,
>> Some suggested l/4 leaf compost, l/4 mixed compost, l/4 sand, l/4 top 
>> soil
>> w. clay in it.
>>
>> Thanks for any "idears."
>>
>> Godsil
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