"SteveB" wrote in message
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We recently moved out in the country. Nothing to do but we had to make a
compost pile. I admit, it's a handy place for garbage we would usually
put
in the can for a week. Yech!

Does it work? How much work is it? How often are you supposed to turn
it?
Do you keep it wet? Do you get enough compost to justify the work?

TIA

Steve

Just my opinion, but you're asking people to write a book for you, instead
of going to the library to GET a book first, and then asking questions about
what you've read.

We recently moved out in the country. Nothing to do but we had to make a
compost pile. I admit, it's a handy place for garbage we would usually put
in the can for a week. Yech!

Does it work? How much work is it? How often are you supposed to turn it?
Do you keep it wet? Do you get enough compost to justify the work?

TIA

Steve

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"SteveB" wrote in message
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We recently moved out in the country. Nothing to do but we had to make a
compost pile. I admit, it's a handy place for garbage we would usually
put
in the can for a week. Yech!

Does it work? How much work is it? How often are you supposed to turn
it?
Do you keep it wet? Do you get enough compost to justify the work?

TIA

Steve

Just my opinion, but you're asking people to write a book for you, instead
of going to the library to GET a book first, and then asking questions
about what you've read.

I'm sorry. I must have missed the meeting where you were put in charge.

FYI, I downloaded about ten pages on composting from Google. My question
was, "How does it work for YOU"? I'm sorry that you missed the questions in
my post and chose to comment on something else. Do you have any comments on
composting that you would like to share with the group?

Steve

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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"SteveB" wrote in message
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We recently moved out in the country. Nothing to do but we had to make
a
compost pile. I admit, it's a handy place for garbage we would usually
put
in the can for a week. Yech!

Does it work? How much work is it? How often are you supposed to turn
it?
Do you keep it wet? Do you get enough compost to justify the work?

TIA

Steve

Just my opinion, but you're asking people to write a book for you,
instead of going to the library to GET a book first, and then asking
questions about what you've read.

I'm sorry. I must have missed the meeting where you were put in charge.

FYI, I downloaded about ten pages on composting from Google. My question
was, "How does it work for YOU"? I'm sorry that you missed the questions
in my post and chose to comment on something else. Do you have any
comments on composting that you would like to share with the group?

Steve

Actually, you asked "Does it work?". Of course it works.

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"SteveB" wrote in message
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We recently moved out in the country. Nothing to do but we had to
make a
compost pile. I admit, it's a handy place for garbage we would
usually put
in the can for a week. Yech!

Does it work? How much work is it? How often are you supposed to
turn it?
Do you keep it wet? Do you get enough compost to justify the work?

TIA

Steve

Just my opinion, but you're asking people to write a book for you,
instead of going to the library to GET a book first, and then asking
questions about what you've read.

I'm sorry. I must have missed the meeting where you were put in charge.

FYI, I downloaded about ten pages on composting from Google. My
question was, "How does it work for YOU"? I'm sorry that you missed the
questions in my post and chose to comment on something else. Do you
have any comments on composting that you would like to share with the
group?

Steve

Actually, you asked "Does it work?". Of course it works.

Thank you. For future questions, what's the procedure? Do I e mail you
first and have you okay it. Or rewrite it? Then do you post it to the
newsgroup, or do I? I want soooooooo much to get it right.

Steve

You did it exactly right. Don't assume that my reaction will be anything
like those from other people. Wait and see. And, my reaction comes from
having teachers and parents who expected me to be resourceful. Others may
not have come from this kind of background.

I do have a question, though: How far is your public library?

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"SteveB" wrote in message
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We recently moved out in the country. Nothing to do but we had to make
a
compost pile. I admit, it's a handy place for garbage we would usually
put
in the can for a week. Yech!

Does it work? How much work is it? How often are you supposed to turn
it?
Do you keep it wet? Do you get enough compost to justify the work?

TIA

Steve

Just my opinion, but you're asking people to write a book for you,
instead of going to the library to GET a book first, and then asking
questions about what you've read.

I'm sorry. I must have missed the meeting where you were put in charge.

FYI, I downloaded about ten pages on composting from Google. My question
was, "How does it work for YOU"? I'm sorry that you missed the questions
in my post and chose to comment on something else. Do you have any
comments on composting that you would like to share with the group?

Steve

Actually, you asked "Does it work?". Of course it works.

Thank you. For future questions, what's the procedure? Do I e mail you
first and have you okay it. Or rewrite it? Then do you post it to the
newsgroup, or do I? I want soooooooo much to get it right.

Steve

"SteveB" wrote in message
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We recently moved out in the country. Nothing to do but we had to make a
compost pile. I admit, it's a handy place for garbage we would usually
put
in the can for a week. Yech!

Does it work? How much work is it? How often are you supposed to turn
it?
Do you keep it wet? Do you get enough compost to justify the work?

Composting can be as much or as little work as you want. As Janet said,
turning is optional and just speeds up the process. I went nuts a couple of
Falls ago, and made a 10'x20'x4' bin and collected as many leaf bags as my
neighbours would put out, piled it high as possible and kept adding. I
supplemented alfalfa meal for the green component and kept it moist to get
it steaming hot. I also added the brown paper bags and newspaper, as well.
Some of it was ready in a couple of months. And, I still have some of that
pile left.
I built a smaller one last year and just add stuff in a slightly less
frenzied fashion. I probably won't use it until next Fall, so it can break
down more slowly and no effort on my part.
I layer it on the existing beds and use it for potted plants, including
tomatoes. I don't use any artificial fertilizer and rarely supplement
watering. So yeah, it works great.

"SteveB" wrote:
We recently moved out in the country. Nothing to do but we had to make a
compost pile. I admit, it's a handy place for garbage we would usually put
in the can for a week. Yech!

Does it work? How much work is it? How often are you supposed to turn it?
Do you keep it wet? Do you get enough compost to justify the work?

If you invest ten seconds to seach this group for composting you
will find a recent thread that covered most if not everything you need
to know.

Sheldon wrote:
"SteveB" wrote:
We recently moved out in the country. Nothing to do but we had to make a
compost pile. I admit, it's a handy place for garbage we would usually put
in the can for a week. Yech!

Does it work? How much work is it? How often are you supposed to turn it?
Do you keep it wet? Do you get enough compost to justify the work?

If you invest ten seconds to seach this group for composting you
will find a recent thread that covered most if not everything you need
to know.


And if you search back to a thread I started "Leaf Mold, Do Tell.."
you'll find fascinating info on cold composting of leaves as well as a
spin off conversation that's even MORE fascinating about compost teas.

At any rate, the question you asked was a broad one which can easily be
answered by just a little googling.

Here, even the EPA has information on it, which was the #1 link on Google;

http://www.epa.gov/compost/

On Nov 4, 10:32?pm, Scott Hildenbrand
wrote:
Sheldon wrote:
"SteveB" wrote:
We recently moved out in the country. Nothing to do but we had to make a
compost pile. I admit, it's a handy place for garbage we would usually put
in the can for a week. Yech!

Does it work? How much work is it? How often are you supposed to turn it?
Do you keep it wet? Do you get enough compost to justify the work?

If you invest ten seconds to seach this group for composting you
will find a recent thread that covered most if not everything you need
to know.

And if you search back to a thread I started "Leaf Mold, Do Tell.."
you'll find fascinating info on cold composting of leaves as well as a
spin off conversation that's even MORE fascinating about compost teas.

At any rate, the question you asked was a broad one which can easily be
answered by just a little googling.


You're not addressing the correct person.

On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 08:38:45 -0800, SteveB wrote:
We recently moved out in the country. Nothing to do but we had to make a
compost pile. I admit, it's a handy place for garbage we would usually put
in the can for a week. Yech!

Does it work? How much work is it? How often are you supposed to turn it?
Do you keep it wet? Do you get enough compost to justify the work?

I am a slob gardener -- which means I do just enough to get the job done,
but I don't try to make work for myself. Years ago, I used to
do heap composting, and yes, it worked, and it worked nicely.

Now I mostly do trench composting -- dig a trench between a couple of
rows in the veggie garden, toss in materials to be rotted (disease free,
as this method doesn't produce hot enough temperatures to kill spores).
and cover with a little soil. When you run out of trench, dig another.
Let rot. Replant next year.

Suggested reading: Rodale Complete Book of Composting if you want all the
whys and wherefores and how to do it just rights. Suggested reading
otherwise: http://compost.css.cornell.edu/Composting_homepage.html

Yard waste just gets mulched with the mower; branches get hauled out
into a little bit of woodland to rot on their own.

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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"SteveB" wrote in message
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We recently moved out in the country. Nothing to do but we had to
make a
compost pile. I admit, it's a handy place for garbage we would
usually put
in the can for a week. Yech!

Does it work? How much work is it? How often are you supposed to
turn it?
Do you keep it wet? Do you get enough compost to justify the work?

TIA

Steve

Just my opinion, but you're asking people to write a book for you,
instead of going to the library to GET a book first, and then asking
questions about what you've read.

I'm sorry. I must have missed the meeting where you were put in
charge.

FYI, I downloaded about ten pages on composting from Google. My
question was, "How does it work for YOU"? I'm sorry that you missed
the questions in my post and chose to comment on something else. Do
you have any comments on composting that you would like to share with
the group?

Steve

Actually, you asked "Does it work?". Of course it works.

Thank you. For future questions, what's the procedure? Do I e mail you
first and have you okay it. Or rewrite it? Then do you post it to the
newsgroup, or do I? I want soooooooo much to get it right.

Steve

You did it exactly right. Don't assume that my reaction will be anything
like those from other people. Wait and see. And, my reaction comes from
having teachers and parents who expected me to be resourceful. Others may
not have come from this kind of background.

I do have a question, though: How far is your public library?

From here, about 22 miles. But, I googled composting, and got lots of
information. I don't always believe what I read in google, and one gets
hits that make you wonder how in the world you get there from a simple
keyword. I just wanted to know some real live opinions rather than
someone who has a website with Adsense ads all over it, or someone who
wrote a book and is profiting somehow.


Steve


Limit the search to domains ending with .edu and that should cure your
fears. If you read info from ag schools and still have doubts, then other
issues are at work here.

"SteveB" wrote in message
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At any rate, the question you asked was a broad one which can easily be
answered by just a little googling.

Googling got me more than I wanted to know about composting. Hence, the
next logical thing, ................. "Do you compost?"

No how to, just do you do it, and how well does it work for you.

Simple, really.

Steve


Jeez...

I'll give you two tips for free. After that, you get no chocolate milk &
cookies.

Tip #1: Avoid compost tumblers. Don't ask why.

Tip #2: Google using the words "compost methods". When you click the search
button, INSTANTLY put your hands behind your head to be sure you aren't
tempted to scroll down the page. If you ignore all the commercial site
results, there are at least two good sources staring you in the face. If you
can't tell which ones they are, then nothing we tell you can be of help.

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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"SteveB" wrote in message
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We recently moved out in the country. Nothing to do but we had to
make a
compost pile. I admit, it's a handy place for garbage we would
usually put
in the can for a week. Yech!

Does it work? How much work is it? How often are you supposed to
turn it?
Do you keep it wet? Do you get enough compost to justify the work?

TIA

Steve

Just my opinion, but you're asking people to write a book for you,
instead of going to the library to GET a book first, and then asking
questions about what you've read.

I'm sorry. I must have missed the meeting where you were put in
charge.

FYI, I downloaded about ten pages on composting from Google. My
question was, "How does it work for YOU"? I'm sorry that you missed
the questions in my post and chose to comment on something else. Do
you have any comments on composting that you would like to share with
the group?

Steve

Actually, you asked "Does it work?". Of course it works.

Thank you. For future questions, what's the procedure? Do I e mail you
first and have you okay it. Or rewrite it? Then do you post it to the
newsgroup, or do I? I want soooooooo much to get it right.

Steve

You did it exactly right. Don't assume that my reaction will be anything
like those from other people. Wait and see. And, my reaction comes from
having teachers and parents who expected me to be resourceful. Others may
not have come from this kind of background.

I do have a question, though: How far is your public library?

From here, about 22 miles. But, I googled composting, and got lots of
information. I don't always believe what I read in google, and one gets
hits that make you wonder how in the world you get there from a simple
keyword. I just wanted to know some real live opinions rather than someone
who has a website with Adsense ads all over it, or someone who wrote a book
and is profiting somehow.


Steve

"Sheldon" wrote in message
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"SteveB" wrote:
We recently moved out in the country. Nothing to do but we had to make a
compost pile. I admit, it's a handy place for garbage we would usually
put
in the can for a week. Yech!

Does it work? How much work is it? How often are you supposed to turn
it?
Do you keep it wet? Do you get enough compost to justify the work?

If you invest ten seconds to seach this group for composting you
will find a recent thread that covered most if not everything you need
to know.


Been there, done it. Did it a few weeks ago. Now, I wanted to hear from
some end users.

If we all just used Google, we could dispose of newsgroups entirely.

Steve