City Of Norman Compost

[Gmyers09]

Hey guys I am just curious here if anyone has any experience with the city of normans free compost. I drove down there today and got a truck load... for those of you that dont know about it check out this link. http://www.ci.norman.ok.us/utilities/sa/sanitation-compost-facility.
My concern is they said it is compost of grass clippings leaves and limps but do you think it would be safe to use in vegetable gardens? the only reason I have concerns is because of the chemicals people use on there lawns. Any help or info would be greatly appreciated.

 

[SoonerP226]

My parents used it in their garden with no ill effects. I know it (the compost facility) catches fire every now and then; the last time was just a few months ago...

 

[SoonerATC]

Hey guys I am just curious here if anyone has any experience with the city of normans free compost. I drove down there today and got a truck load... for those of you that dont know about it check out this link.

Two years ago my wife got compost from the City of Norman and it had a LOT of woody material in it. We decided it was better to just buy garden soil or use our own compost instead.

 

[batchman]

I used some and it was too wood and back in the old days when it would actully rain this stuff would float away and bunch up by the fence PITA. Would not recomend it to use.

 

[UnSafe]

It's great stuff to till into dry, sandy/ clay Oklahoma dirt before planting grass. It's not perfect but the price is right!

 

[Dave70968]

I use it in my garden with no problems.

That said, I'd call it mulch, not compost. Lots of large-ish woody material, not the rich black humus I'm used to as compost.

 

[Danny Tanner]

Gman, a little late for needing compost right this second, but why not do your own compost? M and I were going to do one of those worm casting compost bins on our back porch last year for our raised gardens, but they never got built so we never needed compost.

One of these: http://www.amazon.com/Worm-Factory-DS3GT-3-Tray-Composter/dp/B000S6LZBO

 

[makeithappen]

I wouldn't worry about the grass clippings having chemicals on them. Almost every lawn-care company I've seen will cut the lawn prior to spraying. This is more effective for the customer and cost-wise.