On 26/04/2014 09:37, Martin wrote:
On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 16:22:22 +0100, Spider wrote:

On 25/04/2014 15:38, Another John wrote:
I've bought some of that there "100% recycled garden compost" -- i.e.
the stuff that is made from council waste collections. I've bought it
for improving the soil in a corner of our garden (NOT for any greenhouse
work!).

Having opened a bag, I find it *looks* very good. However it does smell
like part of the process is running it through the sewers! Does anyone
know if this smell dissipates pretty quickly? Or slowly? Or never?

Cheers
John




I have a bag with this type of compost in it. I used it yesterday, but
didn't detect any odour. Mind you, I only have a part-time nose :~(.

LOL

When it stops raining,

We had a fantastic thunderstorm yesterday evening.

I will pop outside and have a sniff.
I would have thought that any smell would dissipate, just as it would in
a traditional compost heap when 'ready'.

We noticed that the compost used on Beechgrove this week was full of twigs and
bits of stuff that hadn't broken down in the composting process.



Mine was also a bit twiggy and rough in places - the compost, not the
nose. Apparently, I also have a part-time brain because I forgot to
sniff the compost today. Must do that tomorrow before it rains.

--
Spider.
On high ground in SE London
gardening on heavy clay