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| Brandy Patricia |
Posted - Aug 05 2010 : 07:41:13 AM
I was wondering if any of you guys would know a thing or two about
orange pulp and peels broken down and used for fertilizer. I'm wanting to start a little herb and flower garden (maybe even a couple cherry tomato plants) out beside the house, and I want to use what we have availabe around here for fertilizer.
A while back we started hauling dumptruck loads of leftover pulp from the juice plant down the road for the cows to eat ( the wild hogs sure loved it too!) Sure I could just use straight manure, but those patches of beautiful black compost-ish stuff where the peels used to be just looks so inviting. If I were a flower, I think I'd want to be planted in it.
I know initially at the juice plant the leftover pulp is made into feed and dry fertilizer. I was just wondering if y'all think growing things would like the decomposed peels. Only downfall I can think of is the acidity level, but maybe it goes away with decomposition. Who knows, maybe some of you guys know... so let me know please!
Thankyou!
--Brandy |
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Aug 05 2010 : 11:10:10 AM
Hi Brandy. I sure hope you can find out about that. Maybe check with your extension agent in your area. I'm sure they would know. And take in some samples to send off.
Kris
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| natesgirl |
Posted - Aug 05 2010 : 09:31:29 AM
I'd get a ph tester and check it out. They are cheap at walmart or the hardware store and only take a few minutes to use.
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