For the first time in many weeks, New Orleans is overcast and the "feels like" temperature is about 8-10 degrees cooler than yesterday. I decided to go to the N.O. P.D. Horse Stables near my house and much to my surprise, they moved a lot of the fresh stable waste to an area that now allows easier access to what has been on the ground for over a year. I still couldn't drive directly to where it is since the ground is way too soft but I did have a 30 gallon garbage can and 2-- 5 gallon buckets. I took the equivalent of 200 gallons of very well composted material in a little over an hour.
Some of it is now in the garden rows around my plants as a top dressing. The rows that don't have anything in them yet got a nice layer on the top and will be hoed in a little later this week. That should get the leafy stuff off to a good start when the weather cools and the seeds get sown.
.I wouldn't keep keep the plants in peat pots too long as they have a tendency to dry out....fast. Also cucurbits (squash, melons, etc.) don't like to have their roots messed with, so don't let them get too root-bound in the containers.gumbo2176 wrote:Yep folks, I'm a firm believer in sweat equity, as I seem to have more time than money. It's worked well for me with houses and it is paying dividends in the garden now. This stuff is so well decomposed that I put some in peat pots, added a few squash seeds and they are taking off.
Glad to hear they are doing, well, though.