I have had a bag of compost sitting outside here in our wet northwest
winters. I really sort on new to this whole gardening thing...So i am
askingis.....Is this compost that has been sitting outside for 6 months
or so in the rain as good still as a bag of compost that has'nt been
rinsed out by six months of rain. It is in a plastic bag , but im sure
it probably still got pretty wet.

Thanks
Don

On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 18:42:48 -0800, Don W wrote:

I have had a bag of compost sitting outside here in our wet northwest
winters. I really sort on new to this whole gardening thing...So i am
askingis.....Is this compost that has been sitting outside for 6 months
or so in the rain as good still as a bag of compost that has'nt been
rinsed out by six months of rain. It is in a plastic bag , but im sure
it probably still got pretty wet.

It's just _fine_. Use it.
If it has got wet, you will have "manure tea" in the bottom of the
bag, lovely for things like roses.

Shirley Hicks
Toronto, Ontario

"Don W" wrote in message
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I have had a bag of compost sitting outside here in our wet northwest
winters. I really sort on new to this whole gardening thing...So i am
askingis.....Is this compost that has been sitting outside for 6 months
or so in the rain as good still as a bag of compost that has'nt been
rinsed out by six months of rain. It is in a plastic bag , but im sure
it probably still got pretty wet.

Thanks
Don

There won't be anything wrong with the compost as far as the plants are
concerned. It might have a rotten smell to it, making it unpleasant to work
with. If it smells really bad, and you can't tolerate the smell, just spread
it out on the drive way on a sunny day, let it dry out and air out.

Sameer