I was given a bag of this gray clay powder looking stuff called Biozome by a neighbor who downsized into a retirement villa.
I looked at the website and it makes all sorts of claims for the stuff but the one that interest me it is it supposed to really help composting. Anyone ever heard of it or used it for anything ?
Here is the websites http://www.biozome.com/
http://www.obio.com/biozome.htm
This message was edited Apr 11, 2006 7:15 PM
Biozome
You oght to have tons of your own bacteria (and micro-/macro- organisms.) in your backyard that will work better for you because heck- it lives there. Native soils are loaded with just what you need. It is highly unlikely that the bagged stuff will provde anythinng useful that you haven't already.
In odd instances, (fairly sterile city environments) these things (including mycorrhizae) must be added. Pots of soiless mix, etcetera. Usually, it comes in by itself on a seed, a leaf, a bulb, a plant's own root ball, on the blade of a favorite trowel, or even under the gardener's fingernails.
K. James
Hello fellow Kenton
I was curious if anyone had thrown any of this into their compost. Heck if it can help break down shredded live oak leaves any faster I'd be interested in it.
Kenton One:
You probably will have the best luck using fresh grass clippings mixed well to do that... Or plain old high-N grass fertilizer.
I've innoculated compost piles with bits of other composts, and have noticed no difference. Microrganisms are everywhere, especially the raw compostable material. Think of those Kitchen-fridge forgotten-food "science experiments" that betray the presence of so many little opportunists.
Kenton Two
Eeee gads 2 of you weighty kens (ken/tons). After reading Biozome's site I would handle it with caution. The last Oppenheimer scientist came up with a big bomb! Hee Hee.
I see it as another good product to build a short list of friends who will love getting rich to sell it for you. Wait for the person who gave you the product to ask how you did using it. Hee Hee.
I agree. A big load of grass clippings will heat up the pile and cook down those leaves (helps if leaves are shredded first). I threw 3 big jack-o-lanterns in and put leaves and grass clippings on top. It was amazing how fast those giant hunks of pumpkins disappeared!
Karen
- Plus you've added yet more organic matter, which is "kinda the point"!
K2