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    Default compost noob, help a brotha out

    started makin somecompost today gots lot of fruits (no citrus) coffe, veggies, and tomorow i plan on adding the brown (since i didnt feell like rakin today.0
    but anyway my point is everyone knows weed needs different nutrients at different times. and if imjust randomly throwing shit in there how willi know what the npk rating is? or micronutrients i cant find any fruit charts that show what it composts into. forinstance, i read horse poo is 2.3-.9-1.8 which sounds good for veg. but with it all mixed up what will it end up as? im writing everything i put in but is there somewhere i can find at least the npk value of compostable products. thank u and imsryy for my boring posts all the time my gf finally got her med card so ill throw some bud porn up here soon enough pce and pot

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    I wouldn't really worry about the NPK. As long as you got a lot of difference sources it should balance out. A list won't really help as much as you think, because during the composting process things break down and gases (especially nitrates) escape from the bin. If you're really dying to know, send a sample to a lab. That's the only way you'll know for sure.

    The thing I really love about organics is I really don't have to worry about that kind of stuff. The most I'll do is buy the soil test kits and test my soil 1-2 times every other year. The soil is just the base. When plants need more, you add another layer of compost, and if that's not enough, you start adding your meals.

    If one year you just couldn't feed your crop enough, rather then over applying fertilizers which by doing you run the risk of ruining your soil for years (assuming your growing in the ground), then right after you harvest start growing a cover crop. A cheap way to do this is buy a bag of bird seed. Spread it all over your garden, water it, and terminate before spring so it doesn't go to seed. You can then rake it and compost it again or leave it where it is and till it into the ground. Legumes especially should be able to fertilizer your soil enough to support big ass Sativas no problem up until Fall. You can then top it off with compost and a little bit of bone and blood meal or an all purpose fertilizer.
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    Yea I dont really pay attention cause its not as concentrated as store bought

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    thanks bros 'preciate it. and also willit compost overwinter? its stillpretty warm out low 80s high 70s or will the pile get hot even if its cold

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    I'm not sure. I do the lazy method of composting. I just designate a corner of one of my raised beds and call it my compost area. All I do is bury leaves and trimmings. Turn it whenever I feel like it and by the next season it's all composted.

    My neighbor on the other hand, he built a 4'x4' compost bin, fills it with everything from food scraps to grass trimmings. He'll told me he puts a tarp over it to get it started, but then he turns his compost every day and in about 3-4 weeks its done.

    I always tell myself I'm going to do that, but then I smoke and say F it, I can wait a year.
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