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Janet Baraclough.. writes:
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| Why do you go to such lengths to eliminate salt and grease from your
| compost? There are natural oils in many plants and natural salts in many
| soils, so I reckon naturally formed humus/compost/soil must contain
| both. Going by the state of my windows, the soil on this island must get
| drenched in sea salt all winter but remains very fertile :-)

This goes back to the old saw of sowing land with salt to render
it infertile. In a location where evaporation exceeds precipitation,
that works. However, in the UK, precipitation exceeds evaporation
everywhere, and by a considerable margin in your case :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.