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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Mullins, Daniel E.;
Stephens, James M. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Santa Rosa County Cooperative Extension Service, 6051 Old Bagdad Highway, Milton, Florida 32583; and Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, IFAS, Gainesville, FL 32611 |
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| Title: | Santa Rosa composting trial |
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| Section: | Garden and landscape section
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| Meeting Info.: | Orlando, FL, October 22-24, 1995 |
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| Source: | Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society. Vol. 108, 1995, p. 385-387. |
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| Publishing Information: | Tallahassee, FL: Florida State Horticulture Society |
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| # of Pages: | 3 |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The Santa Rosa County community looked at three common methods of composting their landfill yard trash and evaluated those physical and chemical properties that related to the product's use as a soil amendment. During the winter of 1994, three piles of yard waste were constructed in 'windrows' 36 feet long by 8 feet wide and 5 feet high. These piles were composted by three separate methods: a) without additives, b) with aged compost applied intermittently (one 2-inch layer per 12 inches of raw compost) to 'start' the composting, and c) by applying fertilizer (13-13-13) and limestone (dolomite) with the organic yard waste. Following 7 months of turning and irrigating these three piles, samples of the final product were screened and weighed according to three sieve sizes (plus unscreened). With all three composting methods, about 90 percent by volume of the particulates passed a through a 1-inch sieve, and 40 to 58 by volume passed 1/4 inch size sieve. Laboratory analyses showed only a slight increase in the level of nitrogen contained in the compost where fertilizer had been applied, indicating that the micro-organisms had utilized most of the N in decomposing the organic matter. The result of this study shows that a satisfactory soil amendment suitable for horticultural usage may be expected from each of three commonly used composting procedures." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 7 |
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| Note: | Tables |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Mullins, D. E., and J. M. Stephens. 1995. Santa Rosa composting trial. p. 385-387. In Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society. Orlando, FL, October 22-24, 1995. Tallahassee, FL: Florida State Horticulture Society. |
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