[USCC] Pneumatic delivery of compost and mulch

[Greg Evanylo]

I also desire information on this subject and hope that responders 
would reply to the entire listserv.
Thanks,
Greg

At 05:32 AM 8/25/2006, you wrote:
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>If you have experience of using compost blowers for delivering/spraying
>compost and mulch please can you share it with me?
>
>I am looking to restore a former tailings pond.  Initially the silt is too
>soft to walk on but following applications of organic residuals to build up
>organic matter and nitrogen we can establish grass and the soil structure
>builds - the former pond then becomes trafficable.  At one particular site I
>want to cover the organic residuals with compost to biofilter odor so a
>compost blower looks like it might do the job.  If you can tell me the pros
>and cons I'd be grateful.
>
>What are the pitfalls in pneumatic compost application?
>
>Which companies make good equipment?
>
>regards
>
>Tim
>
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Gregory K. Evanylo
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Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences (0403)
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