"Deubug" wrote in message
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On 6 Nov, 18:59, "CWatters" wrote:
mostly grass clipings from a paddock. Seems reluctant to decompose
despite being watered. The inside is still dry and dusty and look more like
straw.

Anything I can do to speed up the process? I've been adding leaves now
that we have loads falling.

You may have too much nitrogenous material in the heap, adding the
leaves will help but they are notoriously slow to break down. A
better idea would be to mix the grass cuttings with strawy material or
shredded paper in the ratio of 1 volume of grass cuttings to 1 volume
of shredded paper. Also the more you mix the material the faster it
will compost - the best way I've found is to fork one pile into an
adjacent pile at up to weekly intervals. It should be damp but not wet
- about as wet as a damp sponge and it should be the same consistency
all the way through - if you have wet or dry areas it needs more
mixing.

The best thing to do with the leaves is stuff them in a bin liner, put
a garden fork through it 2 - 3 times, leave it out of the way
somewhere and forget about it for a couple of years.


My trees have been producing 300-400 Liters of leaves every other day for
the last two weeks

I know because the grass box on my new mower has a 300 L capacity! I'm
hoping the last lot blow away tonight.