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COMPOST PILE:Turning over, and lime
I have a compost pile and asked earlier whether turning it over was necessary. It was difficult to do with a shovel. Well, I went out and bought a very nice "Earth Tools" garden fork with neoprene, fiberglass handles, etc etc. Turning over compost with that fork is trivial! I could see quite good rotting action inside the pile, as well. Also saw a black mouse living there. It is amazing that the compost was comprised of wet chicken shit and stuff, and yet the mouse was completely clean looking. Now, a question: I heard that adding a bit of lime to compost would speed up rotting and make better compost. Is that true? Why? If it is true, how much lime to add? i |
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