Re: Top Soil Question

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Posted by Brent on July 28, 2000 at 23:18:49:

In Reply to: Top Soil Question posted by Leslie on July 28, 2000 at 14:16:04:

make sure you know what is all in the compost and what was its source. There are alot of cities selling their compost to soil companies. If the compost is from city sources, you are dealing with lawn chemicals of unknown kinds. Many compost producers will clain that the heat produced to make compost breaks down chemicals. this is bull. There will still be trace ammounts of these lawn chemicals in the compost. I have seen people still using old stocks of chloradane on their lawns. This stuff has been banned for over fifteen years.Not because it was so toxic but because it lasted so stinkin long.

I would try to make my own compost or find a real safe source of it.

: I know that for torts you need to get the purest topsoil you can find (no vermiculite, etc...) I went to a nursery/market and I saw topsoil with compost and humus in it, nothing else. Call me stupid in the growing business, but what exactly is compost and "humus". Got an idea on the compost, but have no idea on the humus?? Thanks

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: make sure you know what is all in the compost and what was its source. There are alot of cities selling their compost to soil companies. If the compost is from city sources, you are dealing with lawn chemicals of unknown kinds. Many compost producers will clain that the heat produced to make compost breaks down chemicals. this is bull. There will still be trace ammounts of these lawn chemicals in the compost. I have seen people still using old stocks of chloradane on their lawns. This stuff has been banned for over fifteen years.Not because it was so toxic but because it lasted so stinkin long. : I would try to make my own compost or find a real safe source of it. : : I know that for torts you need to get the purest topsoil you can find (no vermiculite, etc...) I went to a nursery/market and I saw topsoil with compost and humus in it, nothing else. Call me stupid in the growing business, but what exactly is compost and "humus". Got an idea on the compost, but have no idea on the humus?? Thanks

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