17-07-2009, 06:19 PM
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Compost
"alan.holmes" wrote in message
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"June Hughes" wrote in message
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In message , Spider
writes
"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.
I'm sure that when Spider has rotted dwon she won't smell either!(:-)
LOL! :~)
Spider
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