On Fri, 07 Feb 2003 06:01:00 GMT, Jonathan Sachs wrote:

Tom Jaszewski wrote:

And how many home composters take their compost piles through the
heat cycles sufficient to manage pesticides and herbicides?

As I understand it, most of these chemicals break down pretty rapidly
in a normal outdoor environment. The heat of composting simply
accelerates the process.

Send email to jsachs177 at earthlink dot net.

Not accurate. See my other post.