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Default Re: Free compost on the side of the road

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Originally Posted by Backyard Banana Joe View Post
That's cool! If I see some bags of leaves or something like that I throw them in the back and pit them on the nanners. There is a county dump that uses the yard waste to make compost and has compost available but it turns to sand in my experience and there are bits of trash in it.... Don't know how much nutrition is in it for plants though.
Yeah, here in Mecklenburg Co. (Charlotte), they mix it all together. You could have old PTL (arsenic) and nails and screws in it, so I avoid it like the plague for food crops. The other counties are a bit different.

If you want some good free mulch, stop by a tree company crunching up a whole tree. and ask if you can have a couple bins of the stuff. They'll most likely follow you home and dump the whole load in your yard if you want it.
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