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Author Garden: Compost question rozy221 Dream Gardener Member # 3850 posted                    Hi all! I was thinking..... .....and before i send the kids to the dump to fill their uncle's truck with compost.....is it possible to use too much compost? Last year, I accidentally planted some tomato plants in 4-6 inches of compost-those plants were HUGE compared to their only-slightly-composted neighbors. Thanks for your help! Plants: 236 | From: Coastal CT | Registered: Oct 2004  |  Seeded: 64.252.74.209 Longy Garden Pro! Member # 3641 posted                    I don't believe too much compost is possible. Maybe with things like root veges and onions but for most plants which like a rich soil, esp vegies, more is better. Ensure it is fully broken down and well rotted before use. You're lucky to be able to access compost from the dump. Is it free? We can get mulch from the dump which is all the green waste matter, semi composted after shredding. It's $10 a cubic metre. I use it on my native gardens but not my vegies as it has some weed seed and it's too coarse. Plants: 1184 | From: East Coast | Registered: Sep 2004  |  Seeded: 146.27.122.18 TomR Dream Gardener Member # 1618 posted                 As long as it's well rotted and finished you can't have too much compost! The more the merrier! Tom [ 03-13-2005, 05:21 PM: Message edited by: catlover ] * * * * My memory's not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory's not as sharp as it used to be. Plants: 233 | From: Dutchess county,N.Y. | Registered: Oct 2003  |  Seeded: 24.161.95.233 rozy221 Dream Gardener Member # 3850 posted                    Well that's good news! As soon as this foot of snow goes away, I'm going to start stocking up. It's free at the dump here, and last year, it was beautiful-dark, almost as fine as dirt, and my God! It made my tomatoes TAKE OFF-I had to get 6 foot stakes to keep them upright and I can't even begin to count how many HUGE tomatoes we got! I've got a couple of new garden areas that I plan to do, which I will be heavily mulching with compost. Thanks for your help! Plants: 236 | From: Coastal CT | Registered: Oct 2004  |  Seeded: 64.252.66.71

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