compost

I have a horse trough about 16 cu ft full of soilless growing material – 5 cubic feet peat moss, 5 cf vermiculite, 6 cf of compost. After a year my compost breaks down so now I have to mix in 6 cubic feet of compost. For the next year, I would like to keep this system going for many years by just adding 6 cf of good compost every year.

I guess I want something that breaks down quickly and does not have a lot of useless material (residue) in the compost that is not being used. I have several of these water troughs.

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 01/02/2016 @ 10:16 pm

Container gardens will need refreshing and new soil and organic material added after each growing season.
An organic compost material is the best way to do so.

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