In article , Charlie wrote:

On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:54:35 -0700 (PDT),
" wrote:

Hi everyone. I am a novice gardener and first time homeowner who has
a question about composting. I have a corner in my backyard that I
have used to dump grass clipping, leaves, and small twigs for the
better part of the year. Now that spring has sprung, I walked to that
corner of the yard expecting to find some black gold that I can use on
my rose and vegetable garden. But what I found instead, was a bunch
of stinky wet leaves that were blackened, but not fully decomposed.
Now I figure that everything is in the process of decomposing, but I
thought that I would have had more by now. So here are my questions:

1. I am generally lazy, so will the compost pile still decompose if I
don't go out and turn it? Or is turning it a must?
2. Are there any additives I can add that will naturally speed the
decomposition process? I remember hearing on TV that bone meal can be
sprinkled on the pile in between layers, but I wasn't sure if that did
anything.
3. Are grass and leaves enough variety to get a good pile going?
Again, I am lazy, so saving and bringing food scraps out to the back
of the yard is really a bummer.

Thanks for your input!


http://journeytoforever.org/compost.html

http://www.howtocompost.org/cat_generalinfo.asp

http://www.compostguide.com/

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/k...omposting.html

http://compost.css.cornell.edu/Composting_homepage.html

http://www.soilfoodweb.com/03_about_us/approach.html

http://www.homestead.org/Gardening/R...ig%20Duchess.h
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Should tell ya' what ya' need to know.

Care
Charlie

Your not becoming an arborist, are ya Charlie?;-)

Oh, by the bye, I've heard that gardeners need to avoid getting horse
manure from a horse that has just been wormed because it will also kill
their earth bound cousins. Got an opinion? Actually, this sounds like a
question I should ask Lee.
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Billy

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