COMPOST TECHNICAL DATA SHEET

Royal Oak Farm2855 Orrix Creek Rd.Evington VA 24550(540) 297-3299Product Name: Royal Garden CompostSample Date: __1//2009____________COMPOST TECHNICAL DATA SHEETCompost Parameters Reported as (units of measure) Test Results Test ResultsPlant Nutrients: %, weight basis %, wet weight basis %, dry weight basisNitrogen Total N (TN or TKN+NO 3 -N) 0.8 1.7Phosphorus P 2 O 5 0.5 1.0Potassium K 2 O 0.7 1.4Calcium Ca 3.4 7.3Magnesium Mg 0.4 0.8Moisture Content %, wet weight basis 52.9Organic Matter Content %, dry weight basis 51.7pH unitless 7.8Soluble Salts(electrical conductivity) dS/m (mmhos/cm) 2.03Particle Size¼”screen size % passingthrough 96.4Stability Indicator (respirometry) mg CO 2 -C/g TS/day, AND1.0 – Very StableCO 2 Evolution mg CO 2 -C/g OM/day 1.0- Very StableMaturity Indicator (bioassay)Percent Emergence, AND average % of control, AND 100 – HealthyRelative Seedling Vigoraverage % of control93 - HealthySelect PathogensTrace MetalsPASS/FAIL: per US EPA Class Astandard, 40 CFR § 503.32(a)PASS/FAIL: per US EPA Class Astandard, 40 CFR § 503.13,Tables 1 and 3.Participants in the US Composting Council’s Seal of Testing Assurance Program have shown thecommitment to test their compost products on a prescribed basis and provide this data, along withcompost end use instructions, as a means to better serve the needs of their compost customers.PASSPASS

Directions for Product Use:New Planting beds: use 3 cubic yards (CY) per 1000 square feet (SF) rototilled into existingturned soil to a 6-8" depth.Existing beds: spread 3 CY per 1000 SF as a mulch, rake into the soil between the plantings.Turf renovation: after core aerating the turf, topdress with 1/2" layer (approx. 1.5 CY per 1000SF). Topdressing can be done with a rotary or a drop spreader.Mulch: spread 3-6 CY per 1000 SF around established planting beds.NOTE: The USCC does not assess whether or not, or to what extent, these directions are sound, sufficient or otherwiseappropriate. It is the participant’s responsibility alone to ensure that they are.Compost Ingredients:Short paper fiber, industrial residuals, food residuals, woody residuals,This compost product has been sampled and tested as required by the Seal of Testing Assurance Program ofthe United States Composting Council (USCC), using certain methods from the “Test Methods for theExamination of Compost and Composting” manual. Test results are available upon request by calling RoyalOak Farm at 540-297-3299. The USCC makes no warranties regarding this product or its contents, quality, orsuitability for any particular use.For additional information pertaining to compost use, the specific compost parameterstested for within the Seal of Testing Assurance Program, or the program in general, log onto the US Composting Council's TMECC web-site at http://www.tmecc.org.