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Author Message   Bvolak  My Weather Posted on Tuesday, October 02, 2007 - 07:18 pm EST :    Have access ton 100's of tons. of sawdust. Hardwoods from mid. Tenn. could I compost it ,bag and sell?? good soil amendment?? they just burn it here!!???????????????Barney! Bvolak - Tenn.usa, Zone "?"   Sylviatexas  My Weather Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 03:56 pm EST :    Yes, use that stuff! You can compost it, balancing its carbon content with a nitrogenous material such as coffee grounds, kitchen scraps, grass clippings, etc. & I'd bet you can bag & sell it, too, to pet stores & to people who keep rabbits or horses- it makes good bedding. (& when they've used it, tell 'em you'll haul it away for them-& then you can compost it!) Sylviatexas - DFW Texas 8a, Zone "8A"   Junglebug  Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 03:14 pm EST :    oh good! I've got some sawdust that someone gave me for my rabbit. I was wondering about composting it. What a good carbon source! Junglebug - Idaho, Zone "5-6"   Gardenfiend  Supporting Member My Weather My Garden Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 03:42 pm EST :    You need a good source of nitrogen to replace the nitrogen that will initially be taken from the compost while the sawdust decomposes. Here we use horn chips or slivers, but they don't seem to be available in the USA. I'm sure there's something else. Whatever you use to provide nitrogen when you lay down a mulch of wood chippings. Gardenfiend - Germany, Zone "7a"

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