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Bedding - 2008/04/17 20:23
Hello everyone!
I have been reading posts on here for nearly 1 year and gained a lot of knowledge. My primary venture is the vermiculture side for bait sales. My question is can I use a screened manure compost for bedding? I found a farm near my home and below is the contents of the manure compost.
Compost consists of:
Grass, Weeds and Non-Woody, Garden Prunings
Spent Flowers, Bouquets
Farm Animal Manures (cow, horse, chicken, sheep)
Fruit and Vegetable Garden Scraps
A Sprinkling of Blood Meal or Cottonseed Meal
Our Manure Test Results:
Nitrogen 1.30%
Phosphorus .35%
Potassium 1.19%
Calcium 2.42%
Magnesium .48%
Boron (ppm) 50
Zinc (ppm) 109
Manganese (ppm) 263
Copper (ppm) 22
Iron (ppm) 3000
Aluminum (ppm) 3415
Sodium (ppm) .11
PH 8.2
Soluble Salts mmhos 5.88
A&L Great Lakes Laboratories, Inc. tested our compost for herbicides and insecticides. No detectable levels of any pesticide was found
My main question is can I use this as my primary bedding? Below is the website of the farm that carries this compost for general reading.
http://www.tuthillfarms.com
Thank you
Dave
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