new BIGGER compost plant

[Grohorganic]

Well after some hard work and FOL saying something about go big or something like that, I did it I put together a 10 acre compost plant. its huge!!!!!!!!

800 lbs of worms in flow through bins, 4 screens and some other cool compost tools. and a large shop to keep building the new soon to be marketed compost tea brewers.

[Prolawnservice]

how bout supporting the old ones:confused:

[dishboy]

Can you give any info on the Pelleting machine mentioned in a earlier thread.

[Marcos]

Well after some hard work and FOL saying something about go big or something like that, I did it I put together a 10 acre compost plant. its huge!!!!!!!!

800 lbs of worms in flow through bins, 4 screens and some other cool compost tools. and a large shop to keep building the new soon to be marketed compost tea brewers.

Nice! Very nice, Grohorganic!

There's not a whole lot of that kind of thing going on yet around here, except for around facilities where it has to eventually happen, like near a few random Ohio eastern European-run poultry mega-farms.
Municipal run compost facilities are largely a joke in terms of how they're managed in this neck o' the woods. I'm sure there're exceptions, though.

[pt03]

I'm not exactly sure what it is I'm looking at in the pictures.

Are these humongous piles of shredded up wood products? It looks to be some green stuff growing on the one pile, how long does this stuff sit? Is it turned or aerated somehow? In the last picture it looks like a log or telephone post or something similar laying in one pile or is that not a compost pile?

Curious.

Lloyd:canadaflag:

[phasthound]

Who's the dude with the claw hammer? He looks serious, I'd stay away from him. :)

[Marcos]

I'm not exactly sure what it is I'm looking at in the pictures.

Are these humongous piles of shredded up wood products? It looks to be some green stuff growing on the one pile, how long does this stuff sit? Is it turned or aerated somehow? In the last picture it looks like a log or telephone post or something similar laying in one pile or is that not a compost pile?

Curious.

Lloyd:canadaflag:

That looks like material exuded from ultra-modern tree shreading equipment.
And yeah, you're right, it'll take one hell of a loader to turn those piles over so they can breathe.
The driver's going to need an enclosed cab with AC or he'll probably suffocate from all the CO2 present.

[Grohorganic]

LOL, its a green waste facility that went largely un managed for 22 years, its 10 acres 35plus feet deep. the new piles are mostly dry and un worked. the challenge is to turn it around and make the piles work. the new tools include a custom screen, large wood process and a windrow turner that will turn 1000+ yards an hour. oh and a barge based excavator to dredge the 4 acre lake that was filled in.

[Marcos]

LOL, its a green waste facility that went largely un managed for 22 years.

22 years of dryrotting suspended wood pulp?
You're lucky as all get out.
Its a freaking wonder that place didn't burn down to a crisp years ago.

[DUSTYCEDAR]

way to go
what about runoff will they give you grieff about that?
the place i get stuff from just had to put in a pad and lagoon

[pt03]

LOL, its a green waste facility that went largely un managed for 22 years, its 10 acres 35plus feet deep. the new piles are mostly dry and un worked. the challenge is to turn it around and make the piles work. the new tools include a custom screen, large wood process and a windrow turner that will turn 1000+ yards an hour. oh and a barge based excavator to dredge the 4 acre lake that was filled in.


I get it now. Thx

Lloyd

[Grohorganic]

22 years of dryrotting suspended wood pulp?
You're lucky as all get out.
Its a freaking wonder that place didn't burn down to a crisp years ago.

it had a fire 13 years ago we are finding out.......

dusty, it has all the pads and ponds in place, we call it tea lagoon, i am trying to figure out what to do with it, maybe some duck weed...........

[JDUtah]

They hire you to manage it then? Consult? Either way freaking sweet. Good job man. Your knowledge and experience will make a bad thing good :)

[JDUtah]

Ps.... I bet the local Urea supplier is going to love you

[ICT Bill]

Ps.... I bet the local Urea supplier is going to love you

There are a lot of cattle and fish waste in his area

[JDUtah]

There are a lot of cattle and fish waste in his area

even better :)

[Grohorganic]

There are a lot of cattle and fish waste in his area


its in the middle of an equestrian zone, lots of horses and has a pond on site for fish and other plant based ferts. A coastal fish plant just up the road, and best of all, the DEP/ south Florida water management brings us tons of water plant ( waste ).

[Grohorganic]

They hire you to manage it then? Consult? Either way freaking sweet. Good job man. Your knowledge and experience will make a bad thing good :)
no jd its mine all mine, well me and the bank........

[DUSTYCEDAR]

MORE PICS :weightlifter:

[ICT Bill]

Hey Dusty did you get the RhizoChar?

dust (hey cool) the seed lightly before applying, this is a case where less is more, you do not want black seed just a light dusting

forget starter ferts if you use them, the 1 pound bag will treat 400 pounds of seed

If you spray compost teas just use after seeding, 1 pound will treat 1 acre. at that rate you are applying 1 million beneficials per square foot, not per 1000, per square foot

[Grohorganic]

another pic........

[Grohorganic]

oh that does not have any scale to it, try this. Think compost mine

[ICT Bill]

oh that does not have any scale to it, try this. Think compost mine

We didn't get to finish our conversation, call me when you have a signal
Think testosterone, as Tim the toolman would say. WHOOT WHOOT

[Kiril]

Compost Does A Soil Good!

[Grohorganic]

Compost Does A Soil Good!
woot, i :cool2:will second that:cool2:

SFI tests will be back soon, big #s!!!!!!!

[JDUtah]

woot, i :cool2:will second that:cool2:

SFI tests will be back soon, big #s!!!!!!!

i bet. man gold mine!

[FOL]

Go Phil :weightlifter::weightlifter::weightlifter:

Cant wait to get down there. My balls are finally free and the weight is now being transferred to you know who. Lawyers can either suck it or they can rock it. And my new counsel is rocking it. I think its time for us to get together. I better start seeing some of that gold being delivered up here. lol. Call me.

[Grohorganic]

yep FOL it wont be long, bulk compost, bagged, totes, sand blends for the GC guys, extract for about 35 cents a gallon. compost pellets, char post, even a yet un named product that is mostly palm choir pellets, and a hydro seed fiber, just to name few..........................

[Grohorganic]

this is the money shot so to speak...

it is from pod one, looking at pod 2 and pod 3 has the grass weeds on it and the last pod in that row has the front loader on top............(small yellow dot left upper corner.

the first screen run looks great and all passes a 3/8 inch open, nothing but the finest.

[Grohorganic]

ok so first the lovely scenery.........

[ICT Bill]

Nice view, is that the Gulf side or Atlantic side

Now you just have to let the garden writers/garden radio guys in FL what a nice product it is, it will create demand

There is a guy out of Dallas that has a radio show on Sunday's, all the retail folks I talk to say, you better have whatever he talked about in his show on Sunday in stock on Monday. Because they come in swarms looking for that product

How many years did it take to create that, are they still bringing in debris

[Grohorganic]

bill its 30 years of green waste dumping, now we only dring in what we need and its chipped already or manure.

I got called away, this AM no surf and.......

[Grohorganic]

so do I grind the welds or let them stay......

60s root with a hot pass 70s cap.......

[atouchofnature]

There is a guy out of Dallas that has a radio show on Sunday's, all the retail folks I talk to say, you better have whatever he talked about in his show on Sunday in stock on Monday. Because they come in swarms looking for that product

I'm guessing that they are talking about Howard Garrett, "The Dirt Doctor". He is a very interesting guy, and has a huge following nationwide. Bill may be onto something, you should email him some information about your compost.

http://www.dirtdoctor.com/

[Grohorganic]

as far as the dirty doctor goes F that, i don't care if he had a truckload of cash for me...............

now back to the weldin..... I may or may not give some more pics, like Bill has said before there are some folks that like to steal ideas:waving::waving:

up before the sun to get the job done.......

[Kiril]

I'm guessing that they are talking about Howard Garrett, "The Dirt Doctor". He is a very interesting guy, and has a huge following nationwide. Bill may be onto something, you should email him some information about your compost.

http://www.dirtdoctor.com/

The fact he calls it "dirt" and not soil says it all.

[ICT Bill]

Hey Gro
Nice welds, someone has been very busy. if you are trying to impress someone clean the welds up, it won't make them any stronger by cleaning them up
With the humidity and heat you guys have they will rust anyway. they will be so covered in compost dust I don't think it matters

I hope you guys are taking a little time for fish'n you know what they say about all work and no play makes a very dull boy. DARN, that's my problem, I need to play more

[starry night]

UH OH. Kiril and everybody: should I change my username? I meant to be self-deprecating by my choice of "dirt".

Groho: That looks like God's country.......surf and compost. Wow.