City Compost.

Durgan · May 1, 2013

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?TXKKN 1 May 2013 City Compost.
The City of Brantford, ON supplies two garbage cans (about half a yard) of compost during the month of May. The city adds to the pile as necessary for the month.I pick up a load every day during May and store it in a pile and spread usually during the Fall.This is the only fertilizer used and it is found to be adequate. The pick up place is eleven km from my location.If purchased the load would be 20 dollars or 40 dollars a yard.

Durgan · May 12, 2013

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?GLHEN 12 May 2013 Compost Pile.
The city has no more compost for the public this year. My pile is 5 cubic yards. I drove 220 km or 22 km each day for ten days to collect this pile.It is 40 wheel barrel loads.The compost will be placed on the garden beds in the Fall and worked into the underlying soil. Some will be used to hill the 2013 crop of potatoes.

Masbustelo · May 12, 2013

Nicely done.

JamesL · May 13, 2013

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Originally Posted by Masbustelo

Nicely done.

Plus 1 to that. I read almost all your threads Durgan and your methods continually impress me with their efficiency and sense of purpose.

bughunter99 · May 13, 2013

How great is it that your city does that. I wish there were more that did.

Rideau Rambler · May 13, 2013

Plus 2. And ditto. The city of Ottawa has gigantic mounds of compost from the city green bin program, $10 per carload up to 250 kg, and $25 per pickup truck load. Although it is a 50 km return trip to the landfill to shovel/load/get it so I will only go a couple of times. I want a mound like yours! Much better than paying $150 to get a yard delivered!

tlintx · May 13, 2013

From what I understand, all of our curbed green waste ends up at a local chain place that then sells it back to us. And doesn't do a fantastic job of it, either - lots of complaints about the "finished product" online.

I wish I could get free compost without having to make it myself!

May 1, 2013	#1
Durgan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Brantford, ON, Canada Posts: 1,341	City Compost. http://www.durgan.org/URL/?TXKKN 1 May 2013 City Compost. The City of Brantford, ON supplies two garbage cans (about half a yard) of compost during the month of May. The city adds to the pile as necessary for the month.I pick up a load every day during May and store it in a pile and spread usually during the Fall.This is the only fertilizer used and it is found to be adequate. The pick up place is eleven km from my location.If purchased the load would be 20 dollars or 40 dollars a yard.

May 12, 2013	#2
Durgan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Brantford, ON, Canada Posts: 1,341	http://www.durgan.org/URL/?GLHEN 12 May 2013 Compost Pile. The city has no more compost for the public this year. My pile is 5 cubic yards. I drove 220 km or 22 km each day for ten days to collect this pile.It is 40 wheel barrel loads.The compost will be placed on the garden beds in the Fall and worked into the underlying soil. Some will be used to hill the 2013 crop of potatoes. Last edited by Durgan; May 13, 2013 at 02:45 AM.

May 12, 2013	#3
Masbustelo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Illinois Posts: 97	Nicely done.

May 13, 2013	#5
bughunter99 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: zone 5 Posts: 821	How great is it that your city does that. I wish there were more that did.

May 13, 2013	#6
Rideau Rambler Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 69	Plus 2. And ditto. The city of Ottawa has gigantic mounds of compost from the city green bin program, $10 per carload up to 250 kg, and $25 per pickup truck load. Although it is a 50 km return trip to the landfill to shovel/load/get it so I will only go a couple of times. I want a mound like yours! Much better than paying $150 to get a yard delivered!

May 13, 2013	#7
tlintx Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: SeTx Posts: 881	From what I understand, all of our curbed green waste ends up at a local chain place that then sells it back to us. And doesn't do a fantastic job of it, either - lots of complaints about the "finished product" online. I wish I could get free compost without having to make it myself!