A garden is only as good as the ground that it's planted in. Discussion forum for the many ways to improve the soil where we plant our gardens.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Crawfish boil
Every March we Go to a family reunion in Louisiana. Part of the waste generated at the large gathering is 100+ gallons of crawfish heads and shells. I've heard that it is not good for the garden but I'm not so sure. Is there any advantage in dragging 100 + gal on mudbug waste back to my garden in Florida. (I imagine it would be partially composted by the time we got home)
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Oklahoma
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It is awesome fertilizer but it draws flies and other varmits. You'll need to bury it deep in a whole lot of carbon for composting.
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February 10, 2013
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Central Florida
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Everything Scott said plus root knot nematodes' (RKNs) exoskeleton are made of chitin -- same as crawfish, crabs, lobster and shrimp. Adding chitin to your soil will feed microorganism that thrive on it, increase their population and they will eat RKNs -- a very good thing for us Floridians who are plagued with these nasty little buggers.
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