Guest guest Posted October 15, 2000 Report Share Posted October 15, 2000 >Can anyone tell me if there are any rough figures for the amount of compost >needed per acre for general vegetable production, or how many square foot >of >land I would need to dedicate to compost production for two acres? >Thanks prabhus. >Your servant >Samba das It depends on what condition you estimate your relevant land to be in. You can spread, as per the chart in Lost Science of Organic Cultivation page 70: And I must stress that to get all the details you need to purchase this title. half an inch per acre = 5 tons/ acre 2 inches thick = 20 tons/acre or 8-10 inches = 100 tons/acre This last amount is enough to mulch out even the worst couch grass infestation and yield a very heavy crop the same season. I have been growing on this system in my garden for five years now, only adding 2 inches per year. No cultivation required except forking loose the soil to allow aeration. If one surface cultivates in the weeds on a field scale then humus is produced in great quantities anyway so correspondingly less compost manufacture is required. It simply depends on your available resources. BMW - biodegradeable municiple waste BP - bull power L - labour M - machinery At bhaktivedanta Manor we are currently making around half a ton a week, (very easily one man a week, including growing food or flowers) That amounts to 26 tons a year; from only waste around the grounds and kitchens. We have begun selling to visitors and devotees retail and we have so far approached two garden centers and they both want to buy at £200/ton wholesale. Your servant, Radha Krsna das. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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