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nadcarves wrote:

Robin Arnold;980671 Wrote:
Great advice up there!

My other post may not have survived the trip.. I lost the momentum, and
the temperature had dropped off. I attribute this to a very low
moisture level, and the formation of an air excluding skull cap, made
from a layer of saw dust and molasses. I added water, nitrogen, more
sugar , tossed the pile and will see if I can't have "steam " coming off
. Thank you for your comments.

Compost at 25 parts brown (C) to green (N) composting material.

Let it Rot!: The Gardener's Guide to Composting (Third Edition)
(Storey's Down-to-Earth Guides)
by Stu Campbell

http://www.amazon.com/Let-Rot-Compos...580170234/ref=
sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1294901182&sr=1-1

p.39

Compostable Material Average C/N

Alder or ash leaves ............................ 25

Grass clippings ................................ 25

Leguminous plants (peas,
beans,soybeans) ............................. 15

Manure with bedding ........................... 23

Manure ....................................... 15

Oak leaves .................................... 50

Pine needles .............................. 60-100

Sawdust................................. 150-500

Straw, cornstalks and cobs .................. 50-100

Vegetable trimmings ...........................25
Aged Chicken Manure**........................* 7
Alfalfa ...................................... 12
Newspaper......................................175
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http://www.composting101.com/c-n-ratio.html
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