"OhioGuy" wrote in message ...
3. Are grass and leaves enough variety to get a good pile going?

Not really - you've hit the nail on the head, as they say. Grass and leaves
will EVENTUALLY rot up into humus. However, a compost pile works best if you
have lots of active, hungry redworms, and you regularly go back and put apple
cores, banana peels, etc. on it.

The worms won't survive in mine till it cools off. Then they magically appear.
No effort is needed.

"Bob F" wrote in message
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"OhioGuy" wrote in message ...
3. Are grass and leaves enough variety to get a good pile going?

Not really - you've hit the nail on the head, as they say. Grass and
leaves will EVENTUALLY rot up into humus. However, a compost pile works
best if you have lots of active, hungry redworms, and you regularly go
back and put apple cores, banana peels, etc. on it.

The worms won't survive in mine till it cools off. Then they magically
appear. No effort is needed.

indeed, who needs a worm farm. In a cold compost system the thing will be
teeming with worms. Same as with poop piles, my dung bins are chocka with
worms.

rob