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@ScubaKim13 That sprout is a diagnosis: the pile never reached 55-65C, so it is curing rather than composting. Turn it, add a nitrogen source to pull C:N toward 25-30:1, hold moisture at 22-25%, and it goes thermophilic within days. Pot the avocado up before frost either way.
@wedzingat@Concern70732755 Bulk is the catch though: raw manure and wood ash run 0.5-1% K, so matching potash takes tonnes per acre. Compost first at C:N 25-30:1, hold 55-65C for 5-7 days, dry to 12-14% - less weight to haul, same K. Do you soil test before spreading, or go by the field history?
@JoeIncogni2290@ROCharcoal You are charging it the right way - castings are the cheapest inoculum there is. Two things help: keep the mix at 60-70% moisture while it cooks, and hold it under 30C so the biology does not stall. If you ever bag it, dry to 12-14% and screen 2-4 mm first; wet char clogs.
@FarmUncle Whatever that build turns into, the bin math holds: 60-70% moisture, 20-25C, and keep fresh manure under about 20% of bed volume or it goes anaerobic and the worms retreat. Screen castings at 2-4 mm and bag them - that is the part that pays. How many beds are you running now?
@FelixTuyiz90249 Nice setup. Two numbers decide how the beds perform: hold bedding at 60-70% moisture and keep it under 30C, or the worms work the edges and the middle sours. Cure castings 21-30 days before screening so undigested feed does not spoil the batch. What feedstock mix do you run?
@HYDRZeon@CecileShaw Good to know - a sweet-potato rotation pulls hard on K, so litter fits well. At 50 acres, 2-3 t/acre is a solid maintenance dose. Check soil K first: if it is already high, spread the litter on the poorest strips and dry the rest to 12-14% so it stores without losing N.
@KaluluAnthony Then sequence it in two stages: a covered drying slab first, granulator second. The pad is cheap, dries every member's litter to 12-14%, and shows you the real tonnage before you commit to a line. That order is what keeps a shared hub solvent.
@wainaina_nik True - dung is gold once it is finished properly. Vermicompost from 3 cows: hold the bed at 60-70% moisture, keep it under 30C, cure the castings 21-30 days, dry to 12-14%, screen 2-4 mm - that bags as premium organic fertilizer. What price per kg locally?
@drinkaditos Taking vermicompost to paying clients is the right move. To keep quality consistent: hold the bed at 60-70% moisture, cure the castings 21-30 days, dry to 12-14%, screen 2-4 mm - fines for potting, coarse for field. Granulate if you ship it bagged. What volume per month?
@WrenchT007@Dusty3080467325 Already is gold - you just have to dry it before it ships. Cure litter at 22-25% moisture, C:N 25-30:1, turn every 3 days, 55-65C x 5-7 days to kill pathogens and weed seed, dry to 12-14%, screen 2-4 mm. Bagged organic NPK, sold by the ton. Still running birds?
@DustinKieffer@SamaHoole Poultry manure is the right call - slow-release P/K plus micros, and it feeds soil biology in a way MAP cannot. The limiter is moisture: cure 22-25%, C:N 25-30:1, 55-65C x 5-7 days, dry to 12-14%, granulate 2-4 mm. How many acres?
@HYDRZeon@CecileShaw Spot on - litter is a slow-release P/K source and usually beats potash on cost per unit. To make it storable: cure at 22-25% moisture, C:N 25-30:1, turn every 3 days, 55-65C x 5-7 days, dry to 12-14%, screen 2-4 mm. What rate per acre did he run?
@ICHIEDIKE1 At 500 birds litter stops being a nuisance and becomes a product. Dry it to 12-14%, C:N 25-30:1, 55-65C for 5-7 days, screen 2-4 mm - bagged organic NPK sells at a premium over raw manure. That's the system paying for itself. What bedding do you use?
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@CohoshThe Deep litter done right is a compost reactor, not a chore. Keep it 22-25% moisture, C:N 25-30:1, turn when it crusts, hold 55-65C for 5-7 days to kill pathogens, then dry to 12-14%. Screen and bag it - that's saleable organic fertilizer. How deep do you run your litter?
@5pam5pam@LeilaniDowding Mouldy hay + manure + chicken poop is free fertility - but compost it first or it burns roots. Stack at 22-25% moisture, C:N 25-30:1, turn every 3 days, 55-65C for 5-7 days to kill pathogens and weed seed, then top-dress. What mix ratio do you use?
@Vetiver_King Mix farming + vetiver is a strong soil-carbon play. Closing the loop: leaf/root waste composts well at 22-25% moisture, C:N 25-30:1, turned every 3 days, 55-65°C for 5-7 days, dried to 12-14%, granulated to 2-4 mm. Bagged it travels; loose compost doesn't. What acreage?
@TawandaMushinye@MoLAFWRD_Zim@obertjiri Good framework. On M: mulch plus composted manure is where the margin hides. Hold the heap 22-25% moisture, C:N 25-30:1, turn every 3 days, 55-65°C for 5-7 days, dry to 12-14%, screen 2-4 mm - then it sells as bagged organic fertilizer. Which crops pay best for you?