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EKO COMPOST
TURNS DIRT INTO SOIL S
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Douglas Baughman
Director, Technical Services.
Sales Mgr., Pacific Region
Maui Plant: P.O. Box 1065, Puunene, HI 96784
(808) 572-8844 • cellular (808) 276-3684 • fax (808) 877-7589 }
Comm. No. 2 2 7 OOS
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CASE HISTORY
THE GRAND WAILER RESORT AND SPA
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PROBLEM
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Despite a healthy appearance due to an aggressive
granular and liquid fertilizer program, the turf was
starting to yellow because of the high salt levels and
elevated pH. Fern beds and planters were chlorotic
with a dry appearance, suffered from mite infestations
and recovered slowly after trimming.
RESULTS
cc
he response w -as
incredible. IVIthio one
week the tutu litnicd a
shade cfgrcett that we
were unable to achieve
with chemicals!"
SOLUTION
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SIDNFY SPARKMAN, DIRECTOR
5 acres of Luaue
LANDSCAPING & WATERFEATURES
fern beds and
GRAND WAIEEA RESORT & SPA
Bougainvillea
WAIrrA, MAUI, HAWAII
planters: 1/4"
(808) 875-1234
topdressing of
EKO Compost.
Seashore Paspalum Turf:
3/8 - 1/2" topdressing.
Within 2-4 weeks the ferns and Bougainvilleas had attained a lush healthy appearance
ming 30-40% faster, and insect problems had noticeably decreased.
The turf responded to the topdressing within 1 week with vigorous green growth.
Water consumption was reduced by 30%.
Fertilizer consumption was reduced by 50%.
Weeding was reduced by 70%.
EKO �oMPosT
TURNS DIFT INTO SOIL
They recovered from trim-
'. CASE HISTORY
HYATT REGENCY MAUI
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PROBLEM
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This west Maui resort was built on volcanic soil that
was low in organic matter. As a result, turf suffered from
shallow rooting. To compound the matter, salt spray
from the ocean made soil pH difficult to stabilize, while
foot traffic on heavily used areas made compaction a
constant challenge.
SOLUTION
Forty acres of turf: Verticut to remove thatch, aerated
and topdressed with 3/8" to 1/2" of compost.
Hotel turf farm: Stolons were spread on 2" layer of
compost, then topdressed with 1/8" to produce light-
weight soil -less replacement sod in just 30 days.
RESULTS
Turf areas greened
up in 5-7 days.
Landscape responded
in 2-3 weeks.
Water use in con-
tainerized plants
was reduced
by 25%.
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hatlks fo t.KO
Compost, 1hcAjatl
iZOlyclwy Vaud has
hrcoolt llcalthicv, ntoiy,
hcaulifiul and cln;iron-
ntc-rttall y firic t ldl y."
JAMES CARPIO,
DIIEhCIOR Or LANDSCAPING
HYATT RFGFN( V HOTEL
KA'ANAPAu, MAUI, HAWAII
(808) 661-1234
Foliage exhibited much more vigorous growth with
richer colors.
Hotel chefs reported that herb gardens were more
abundant than ever.
Flower beds: Tilled with a 1" layer of compost.
Larger trees and shrubs: Backfilled with 1
part compost to 2 parts native soil.
Planters and terrace boxes: 1-2" of EKOCOMPOST
compost mulch. J TIIRNe DIHI INTO SOIL"'
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THE MAUI NEWS — Monday, November 2, 199$ — A3
:EPA gives thumbs up
to co-composti ng facility,
,calls product exceptional
PUUNENE — The U.S. Environ-
triental Protection Agency has given
Macri County's co -composting facili-
. ty'a passing grade.
Lauren Fondahl, a representative
from the EPA's Clean Water Act
'ebmpliance Office, inspected the
Maui EKO Systems composting fa-
cility at the Central Maui landfill on
Sept. 30.
She found the facility in compli-
ance with pollutant, pathogen and
other requirements, according to a
county news release. The compost
product was deemed of "exceptional
quality" suitable for unrestricted dis-
tribution.
Mayor Linda Lingle said the re-
poit confirmed her decision five
:Y ago to support the project,
which" combines one part sewage
sludge from county wastewater
reclamation facilities with four parts
green waste.
"Our co -composting process pro-
duces a very high-quality, made -on -
Maui product that we all can be
proud of," she said.
The facility, the only one of its
kind in the state, results in a 22 per-
cent reduction of materials dumped
in the landfill, according to the news
release.
The county uses a portion of the
compost for park landscaping and
gets a 15 percent share of Maui
EKO's profits. Last year, that
amounted to $50,000 for the county.
Maui EKO sells compost in bulk
or in bags at garden supply stores.
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