In article , Nick Maclaren
writes

| Also is it reccomened to add bread to the compost heap, and what type
| of matter will it break down into?
|
| Bread doesn't have a lot of substance to it and doesn't add a lot to the
| compost heap, and it may attract rats

Buy better bread! That is true of Americanised foamed starch,
but is not true of Real Bread (TM).

Real bread doesn't hang around long enough to go mouldy!

--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm