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Originally posted by Rick McGreal
Does anyone have a URL for a website that has info on home composting?
I have been composting my own stuff since I mved into my new house last
July
There was a LOT of biomass to be dumped and since then there has been all
sorts a=of kitchen scraps in there aswell....But it simply isn;t breaking
down....I would have thought that by now I woudl have something I could use
on the garden....But none of it is...
I really think that it hasn't worked right because I have done something
wrong...
I didn't have any heat in it over the winter either....
Can anyone help me?
(Also....Can I put ANYTHING in a comport heap/bin?
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hello i have a few tips....the ideal amount of time is 2 years for it to be really worthwhile but if you are willing to do it composting your own excrements is apparently the best compost over everything. Empty your waste into the middle top of the heap and then cover with sawdust (not kiln dried its too light and fluffy) grass cuttings leaf mould straw or hay and repeat every time you have anything to put in throw in the toilet paper and kitchen scraps too every time covering well so no smell will be emitted. Do not turn the compost just leave it for as long as you can. A very good book is Humanure by joseph jenkins