Haha I had a fellow come by selling me a interest in a venture and that need came up as it will do. Off my back deck I directed him to observe the needs of my new compost pile and had to explain that urine is a subtle fertilizer. I think he felt closer to the world for having contributed in some small way.
In all seriousness, I found in my own mind a point of agreement with you. You are in fact correct, even if you are only parroting the idea of someone you respect, and I want to acknowledge what may be at the least one bombshell idea behind your 5 year plan. There are some chemicals that cause what is referred to as killer compost. Your time element infers that which saddens me to see common knowledge moving to incorporate such industrial reality.
Come walk through my pastures sometime. Observe how the grass is much greener and thicker and vigorous around the manure piles. Then tell me how it takes 5 years for plants to use. Sorry, that dog don't hunt!!
I put 27 bags of black kow manure compost in my garden 2 years ago. 1 cubic yard. Those chemicals did not kill it, they stunted it. The first year was really bad, The 3rd replanting of tomatoes was in 20 grow bags of 7 gallon size. Its real enough for me. This year was better, but obviously not healed. That crap should not be allowed. If its mostly gone by now, thats 2.5 years so yeah, 5 years for clean is right on point in my opinion.
This was because of picloram residue?
I never had it tested but the stair stepped cellular growth in the leaves is a indication of a *pyralid family of chemicals. I ran across some youtube videos with a fair description and examples of the leaf growth and growth habits over time and decided my garden had gotten zapped.
That's dreadful. Did you contact the company to complain?
