Composting

[Stonehenge]

Anyone do it?

If you do, is it to sell, or for installs, or just for your own garden?

[site]

I have about 300cy of sod scraps, leaves, tailings, clippings in a big pile. Want to buy it?

[Stonehenge]

Sure - how 'bout a buck for the lot? :)

300cy?!? Are you using it to fill in a low area on your property, or are you composting it?

[Bexter]

We have a huge pile ... never gets used.

[Stonehenge]

I was also considering making it a giveaway thing for people - "Come to the yard and get your free compost", but didn't know if the state would want to have a say in how the compost gets used (and any licen$ing fee$ they may want to a$$e$$).

[dan deutekom]

We collect all the scraps from sodding, gardening, good soil from dig outs, leaves and grass clippings into a large dump area. Every 4 or 5 years we get a soil shredder and screener in to make triple mix top soil (mixed with regular top soil, and sand) that is sold at the nursery or used on landscape jobs. Saves us on dump fees and makes us money on the sale of good soil.

[Stonehenge]

How much do you guys typically sell it for (PM me the price if it's secret ;) )

[dan deutekom]

No secret. We charge $25.00 per yard with a $30.00 delivery fee added for each delivery if local and if it is out of town we charge more to offset the cost of truck and driver. If the load is more then 8 yards then we waive the delivery fee if in town. Typically we tend to deliver 2 to 4 yards for most home owners in our area. The full loads are mostly used in our own landscaping projects. In spring we run a lot of soil out of the nursery. Remember these are Canadian dollars.

[Stonehenge]

That's better than paying to dump it, that's fer shur. :D

[site]

Mine started as a low spot, and now it's a high spot. I had a developer say he wanted to take it off my hands. I told him he could have it for free if he would haul it away. He said ok, then disappeared. It would screen up nice and be great loam, but I don't have the time or energy.

[Stonehenge]

Does anyone use those big barrel thingies to compost around your home?

I see them more and more, and at our new house (if they accept our soon-to-be-made offer) we'll have room to tuck one away inconspicuously.

[site]

Just saw my old post. I finally had the developer and then an excavator take my pile away- 600 Yards! I figured it was about 350. Now I have room for a new pile.
On the home composting unit- yes we started last year, but haven't "harvested" yet.

[Stonehenge]

Do you have to spin the barrel thing often? Or does the stuff just sit?

We had a client that used the stationery unit, but it was filled with bees (which I discovered the hard way).

[Ax Man]

I belive the barrels are supposed to be rotated at least weekly, to increase O2 levels.
I have been making/using my own compost for about 6 years now, considering the tri mix idea. We have "blow sand" in the old gravel pit I use to stor my clippings.