On 6/02/2015 9:48 AM, David Hare-Scott wrote:
T wrote:
On 02/04/2015 04:31 PM, Fran Farmer wrote:
hand before we spread out sawdust and lime to start the cycle all
over again.


Hi Fran,

1) when used as compost/fertilizer, did/does the sawdust
attract termites?

No. Termites don't go seaching for little specks of wood spread through
soil or compost they want solid chunks of dead wood. In any case if
they are endemic attracting them to your garden is not the problem it is
attracting them to timber structures that you want to preserve, such as
your house.



2) did the "line" mess with the bacterial process associated
with the compost process?

-T


If you mean "lime" it would depend on how much. Ask your supplier if
they use any lime, there may be none, depending on their management
approach.

It probably wouldn't be used in any modern day poultry houses that are
on concrete and where these days they probably bring in a bobcat to
clear out the poop.

Our houses had no concrete floor so the lime was sprinkled on the bare
earth once it was clear of the previous years poop for the sanitising
effect given by the lime. The sawdust went on top of the lime.