Title

Assessing Production and Economics of Compost and Manure as Soil Amendments for Organic Vegetable Production

Authors

Philip Grabowski, Taylor UniversityFollow
Lindsay Rice, Taylor UniversityFollow
Isaac Fouts, Taylor UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

4-23-2021

Abstract

The campus organic garden experiment compared soil amendments and weed control methods. Chicken manure with a newspaper layer were the most cost effective but compost worked just as well and may have longer term benefits through soil organic matter.

Notes

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Philip Grabowski

Department: Environmental Science, Public Health, & Sustainable Development

Recommended Citation

Grabowski, Philip; Rice, Lindsay; and Fouts, Isaac, "Assessing Production and Economics of Compost and Manure as Soil Amendments for Organic Vegetable Production" (2021). Celebration of Scholarship 2021. 6.
https://pillars.taylor.edu/cs2021/6