After the wild fires we had in the canyon last summer. The forest service left behind piles of shredded trees in the campground. We usually would use bales of rice hay (purchased at the farm store) and run it through the shredder. This year we used the abandoned piles of shredded trees. We have also used decomposing (dead n rotten) Madrone trees n leaves from up the road. This worked out really well this year. The objective of compost piles is to force it to break down to its most basic elements. We use a mixture of Blood Meal, Chicken & horse poop, because we have a lot of the last two items. We also had the food that has been rotting in the compost bin. Making the compost pile is really simple. Lay out a layer of shredded bark (trees) and home compost, plus chicken/horse manure and a good layer of Blood Meal. Then another layer of shredded matter, blood meal, chicken/horse manure etc..and continue to create a mound. You will know its working when it starts to heat up. Note to compost creater..these piles can reach 180 degrees. After about 7 days you will rotate the pile. Another note, anything you build the pile on , will die (grass). It might be a good idea to purchase a thermometer to make sure your getting the temps your looking for. If your pile is not heating up to the temps your looking for, add more blood meal when you rotate your pile. You will notice the pile getting smaller, smellier, and darker black in color. You can take regular ph readings as you go as well, they also can be purchased at a feed store or hardware store. We let our piles cook for about two months.
We take special care to prepare each hole accordingling. If you get this wrong, you can burn your flowers (to much of something) and stunt their growth, putting stress on your pocketbook. Remember the goal is to get the biggest, baddest, plants nature can provide. If you give your flowers enough room, minerals, clean water, direct sunlight, they will provide you with exactly what you are working hard for.
This is how we prep our holes
We take our cement mixer and add 6 cups of each of these soil amendments to each hole.
First we till in the cover crop (nitrogen rich veg plants).
We add:
Rock Phosphate
Potassium Sulfate
Bone Meal
Kelp
Oyster Flower
Wood ashes
Aziomite
Glacial Dust
Feather Meal
Each of these items are natural "Organic" not considered evasive.
Because we take the time to prep the holes with amendments and re-build our soil every year we save ourselves time, sweat, stress and money by doing it right the first time. Our pay off is a beautiful finished flower. We provide our flowers with clean water, and only fertilize at the very end of harvest with Fish Emulsion. We believe in "clean practices" our mountain (tree) neighbors are incredibly valuable to what we do, and the way we live. We cherish the river and streams that surround us.
If you have any questions dont hesitate to contact us. Remember we believe "your success, is our success."
We take special care to prepare each hole accordingling. If you get this wrong, you can burn your flowers (to much of something) and stunt their growth, putting stress on your pocketbook. Remember the goal is to get the biggest, baddest, plants nature can provide. If you give your flowers enough room, minerals, clean water, direct sunlight, they will provide you with exactly what you are working hard for.
This is how we prep our holes
We take our cement mixer and add 6 cups of each of these soil amendments to each hole.
First we till in the cover crop (nitrogen rich veg plants).
We add:
Rock Phosphate
Potassium Sulfate
Bone Meal
Kelp
Oyster Flower
Wood ashes
Aziomite
Glacial Dust
Feather Meal
Each of these items are natural "Organic" not considered evasive.
Because we take the time to prep the holes with amendments and re-build our soil every year we save ourselves time, sweat, stress and money by doing it right the first time. Our pay off is a beautiful finished flower. We provide our flowers with clean water, and only fertilize at the very end of harvest with Fish Emulsion. We believe in "clean practices" our mountain (tree) neighbors are incredibly valuable to what we do, and the way we live. We cherish the river and streams that surround us.
If you have any questions dont hesitate to contact us. Remember we believe "your success, is our success."