"June Hughes" wrote in message
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Judith in France writes
On Jul 14, 11:46 am, "Spider" wrote:
"Pam Moore" wrote in message

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On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:09:21 +0100, "Spider"
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This weekend I sieved through the contents of one of my compost bins
and
gained a huge quantity of the most glorious crumbly compost. I am so
smug,
it's painful! I have three other bins which are ready, so I'm going
to
be
impossible to live with this week :~)).

The bins are simply ex-dustbins, upended or well-holed. I put in a
good
variety of materials, mix them (but not *that* often) and add water
only
rarely if the contents seem dry. They are cold heaps, although they
get
quite hot in summer, so they've taken about 9 months to produce this
really
splendid stuff.

I just need some rain now, so I can spread it as mulch. Might just
as
well
let the worms finish the job :~)

Spider

The late Geoffrey Smith once said that compost should be such that
you
could fancy it in a sandwich. Anyone fancy a sandwich?

Pam in Bristol

Mine looked really yummy. I offered RG ('Him indoors') compost pie for
dinner, but he turned it down. There's no pleasing some people.

Spider

LOL. I have been adding chicken poo to mine and it seems to be
working, without it, the contents hadn't even started to break down, b

Chicken poo makes wonderful compost.
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June Hughes


Agreed; but so do I - and I don't smell as much :~))

Spider


G When it has rotted down, it doesn't smell at all.
--
June Hughes

True, and it's a very good accelerant. You should see RG accelerate in the
opposite direction when I use it. Personally, I think it's great stuff.

Spider