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328 Q&A Add Fertilizer to Compost Pile? Can Later Ripening Peach Trees Survive Peach Leaf Curl?

15 min • 23 april 2024

In this episode of the Garden Basics Podcast, Farmer Fred and Master Gardener Susan Muckey discuss composting and answer a listener's question about adding nitrogen to a compost pile. They explain that adding nitrogen is not necessary for most compost piles and discuss the ideal carbon-nitrogen ratio. They also provide tips for turning a compost pile and maintaining the right temperature. In the second part of the episode, Quentyn Young, Master Gardener and orchard specialist, joins the conversation to discuss strategies for dealing with peach leaf curl, including planting late ripening peach varieties.

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Pictured: Compost Bin at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center

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The Rapid Composting Method

Dave Wilson Nursery Fruit Harvest Chart

Compost Thermometer

Compost Bins

Garden Fork for Turning Compost

Dormant Season Copper Sprays for Peach Leaf Curl Control

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