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unitybrodel
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h poo from large pile was steaming - smells like alcohol
#6747085 - 04/04/07 03:51 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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I just got about 100 lbs of horse poo from a huge pile of shit. i dug near the center to try to get some aged/composted poop and it was steaming hot so i'm sure it's been composting a while. It doesn't smell like poop though but it almost smells like alcohol or something. considering its aged (but hasn't been exposed to air b/c its been in the center of a pile of shit) how much should I age it? could i get away with rinsing it down and letting it sit outside for just like 2 or 3 days? it's consistency is very loose and and almost like soil. any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: h poo from large pile was steaming - smells like alcohol [Re: unitybrodel]
#6747459 - 04/04/07 05:44 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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http://www.shroomery.org/8395/Using-poo-101
that link as well as many others can be found by a simple search...
the smell is probably ammonia and not a good thing....it will need to be leached and properly aged before use. if it has composted too far (as you said soil like) that will not be soo good. if its composted too far it will compact and not allow for good colonization.

you really want your finished poo to look similar to that above, that comes from aged/dry field collected nuggets ran through a shredder. you can also break it up well by hand and get similar results.
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Re: h poo from large pile was steaming - smells like alcohol [Re: backupwards]
#6747465 - 04/04/07 05:46 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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get a 5 gallon container or so and drill holes in it and runn tons of water through it, the more u do this the better leeched it will be.
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Re: h poo from large pile was steaming - smells like alcohol [Re: budmanman]
#6747815 - 04/04/07 07:15 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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ill try that. is it bad if it's been composting for a while? i would think it's a good thing but I don't know. also, do you think it'd be safe for me to use a 90% finished quart jar of wheat berries to inoculate the hpoo?
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Re: h poo from large pile was steaming - smells like alcohol [Re: unitybrodel]
#6747835 - 04/04/07 07:18 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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no always use 100% also if it is haveing trouble coloniseing an area and it looks fine in the area that it is trying to colonise there is a bacterial contam there,
some may say this is bad advise but I have removed places that wont colonise if they are near the top of the jar and then spawn and have had good success but its best to use 100% jars at all times.
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Re: h poo from large pile was steaming - smells like alcohol [Re: budmanman]
#6751699 - 04/05/07 06:13 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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damn, then i have like 7 quart jars that aren't worth shit since its taken 4 weeks to get almost fully colonized.damn
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Re: h poo from large pile was steaming - smells like alcohol [Re: unitybrodel]
#6751858 - 04/05/07 07:05 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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no they are still useful
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Re: h poo from large pile was steaming - smells like alcohol [Re: budmanman]
#6751877 - 04/05/07 07:09 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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According to logical pattern 90% should eventually become 100%....
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Re: h poo from large pile was steaming - smells like alcohol [Re: unitybrodel]
#6752365 - 04/05/07 09:17 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Don't water leach it. That will remove a lot of good nutrients.
If you have the room/means to do it. Simply spread the compost out on a tarp, outside. Allow it to air/sun dry. The ammonia smell will dissipate to nothing, fairly quick.
If you are in a rush to use some. Even if it is not totally sun/weather dry.
After a few days on the tarp. Even still slightly moist.
Pick up a handful. Squeeze it into a fist, in front of your NOSE. If you cannot smell any ammonia, at all. It is GOOD TO GO, even before it is bone dry.
Then, hydrate some to about 68/72% moisture holding capacity. Then pasteurize in bags, jars or whatever. After pasteurization & cooled to room temps.
It's GOOD TO GO, as substrate.
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