Sorry but......

[Toddrickfl1]

I'm not paying $19 for a bag of cypress mulch that 3 years ago cost 2.99 a bag.
Luckily, my city rocks. We have a city dump/ recycling center that takes lawn trimmings/ leaves, brush, fallen bushes, etc, they do not except anything pine or cedar, and they composte it. It's free to city residents as much as you wanna take. I figure my torts live outside all summer so they're exposed to all the same stuff and never had any problems. I am going to sift thru it and make sure there's nothing that might harm the torts. Complety free except for the $10 in gas it took to drive 2 miles there and back.

 

[TammyJ]

Seems like it might be a good deal. Hope so.

 

[jsheffield - In Memoriam]

I think our town has similar... I might go and check it out.

J

 

[COmtnLady]

I'm a control freak and wonder that there might be some sort of nasty spray lurking in a publicly donated compost. I didn't get any for my garden when I had the chance because I just couldn't let go of pesticides or poisonous crud MAYBE being in it. Does anyone know if it degrades as the stuff composts? (We have heavy metals in our "dirt" here, so I also worry that something like that could have leached in and then gotten mixed clear through as they "turned" it while it was processing...)

 

[wellington]

I'm a control freak and wonder that there might be some sort of nasty spray lurking in a publicly donated compost. I didn't get any for my garden when I had the chance because I just couldn't let go of pesticides or poisonous crud MAYBE being in it. Does anyone know if it degrades as the stuff composts? (We have heavy metals in our "dirt" here, so I also worry that something like that could have leached in and then gotten mixed clear through as they "turned" it while it was processing...)

I would worry too. Who knows what kind of junk got put in to be composted. But, sifting thru it will hopefully take care of most of it. Not any chemicals though.

 

[SinLA]

Our local composting is from yard waste plus food scraps so it really could contain anything from pesticides to things they should not eat in general. I don’t know the process it goes through from curbside pickup to when it’s available for people to take but I don’t think I would use it where torts had access.

 

[Tom]

Not a risk I would take. My buddy over in Grayson grows lots of azaleas. I'm pretty sure he is not the only only one around there that does. I don't recall seeing a lot of oleander there in GA, but there are so many toxic plants and toxins sprayed on to the plants... I personally wouldn't take that chance. I do hope that it goes well for you and doesn't cause a problem my friend.