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Compost Making. Utterly Confused!!
On Aug 1, 1:40�pm, AZ Nomad wrote:
On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:44:51 -0500, Omelet wrote: In article , Ed ex@directory wrote: I took on an allotment plot earlier this year, and quickly cleared half of it to grow at least some crops this season whilst I intensively double-dig and clear the other half. All of that is going well. So, now I want to make a compost bin. Eventually �I plan to have 3. I have scavenged 4 pallets each of which is 3ft x 4ft which I intend to use to build a box that is 3ft square and 4 ft high. One of the sides will be loosely (but securely) tied in so that it is removable for access. But what to do next? �I have read so much here and on google that I am utterly confused. Firstly, should I line the box with something like lino or old carpet in order to keep the heat in or leave it as it is to allow for aeration? Secondly, do I have to stick to a strict regime as to how I build up the layers? �I was just thinking of simply piling in layers of stuff as and when I harvested crops throughout the season , maybe throw in some grass cuttings from home, maybe throw in paper from the shredding machine, maybe throw in some straw if it available. Do I have to add accelerators? �Do I have to add lime? Do I have to turn it? Do I add worms? Do I have to pee on it LOL!! Making compost seems to have become such a scientific skill that I am now quite wary of even starting to do so, lest I end up with some smelly sickly sludge that it no good for anything. Ed Just dump it in a pile and keep it damp. Does not matter whether you layer it or otherwise. It's really not rocket science. g I personally use construction grade giant trash bags. Fill them and leave them open at the top. �I let them sit for a year or so. Makes great compost. I use leaves and leave it in the rain gutters for a couple of years. :-) �Also makes great compost. Composting is a verb... you compost to make humus. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humus --- |
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Compost Making. Utterly Confused!!
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, Sheldon wrote: On Aug 1, 1:40?pm, AZ Nomad wrote: On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:44:51 -0500, Omelet wrote: In article , Ed ex@directory wrote: I took on an allotment plot earlier this year, and quickly cleared half of it to grow at least some crops this season whilst I intensively double-dig and clear the other half. All of that is going well. So, now I want to make a compost bin. Eventually ?I plan to have 3. I have scavenged 4 pallets each of which is 3ft x 4ft which I intend to use to build a box that is 3ft square and 4 ft high. One of the sides will be loosely (but securely) tied in so that it is removable for access. But what to do next? ?I have read so much here and on google that I am utterly confused. Firstly, should I line the box with something like lino or old carpet in order to keep the heat in or leave it as it is to allow for aeration? Secondly, do I have to stick to a strict regime as to how I build up the layers? ?I was just thinking of simply piling in layers of stuff as and when I harvested crops throughout the season , maybe throw in some grass cuttings from home, maybe throw in paper from the shredding machine, maybe throw in some straw if it available. Do I have to add accelerators? ?Do I have to add lime? Do I have to turn it? Do I add worms? Do I have to pee on it LOL!! Making compost seems to have become such a scientific skill that I am now quite wary of even starting to do so, lest I end up with some smelly sickly sludge that it no good for anything. Ed Just dump it in a pile and keep it damp. Does not matter whether you layer it or otherwise. It's really not rocket science. g I personally use construction grade giant trash bags. Fill them and leave them open at the top. ?I let them sit for a year or so. Makes great compost. I use leaves and leave it in the rain gutters for a couple of years. :-) ?Also makes great compost. Composting is a verb... you compost to make humus. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humus --- How do you build your compost/humus heaps Shel' baby? -- Peace! Om All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797) |
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Compost Making. Utterly Confused!!
On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 11:08:51 -0700 (PDT), Sheldon wrote:
On Aug 1, 1:40?pm, AZ Nomad wrote: On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:44:51 -0500, Omelet wrote: In article , Ed ex@directory wrote: I took on an allotment plot earlier this year, and quickly cleared half of it to grow at least some crops this season whilst I intensively double-dig and clear the other half. All of that is going well. So, now I want to make a compost bin. Eventually ?I plan to have 3. I have scavenged 4 pallets each of which is 3ft x 4ft which I intend to use to build a box that is 3ft square and 4 ft high. One of the sides will be loosely (but securely) tied in so that it is removable for access. But what to do next? ?I have read so much here and on google that I am utterly confused. Firstly, should I line the box with something like lino or old carpet in order to keep the heat in or leave it as it is to allow for aeration? Secondly, do I have to stick to a strict regime as to how I build up the layers? ?I was just thinking of simply piling in layers of stuff as and when I harvested crops throughout the season , maybe throw in some grass cuttings from home, maybe throw in paper from the shredding machine, maybe throw in some straw if it available. Do I have to add accelerators? ?Do I have to add lime? Do I have to turn it? Do I add worms? Do I have to pee on it LOL!! Making compost seems to have become such a scientific skill that I am now quite wary of even starting to do so, lest I end up with some smelly sickly sludge that it no good for anything. Ed Just dump it in a pile and keep it damp. Does not matter whether you layer it or otherwise. It's really not rocket science. g I personally use construction grade giant trash bags. Fill them and leave them open at the top. ?I let them sit for a year or so. Makes great compost. I use leaves and leave it in the rain gutters for a couple of years. :-) ?Also makes great compost. Composting is a verb... you compost to make humus. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humus Yes, and compost is a noun. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compost Main Entry: com·post Function: noun Etymology: Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin compostum, from Latin, neuter of compositus, compostus, past participle of componere Date: 1587 1 : a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land 2 : mixture, compound |
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Compost Making. Utterly Confused!!
Sheldon wrote:
snip... Composting is a verb... you compost to make humus. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humus --- And you mash chickpeas to make hummus... -- John McGaw [Knoxville, TN, USA] http://johnmcgaw.com |
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Compost Making. Utterly Confused!!
On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:18:24 -0400, John McGaw wrote:
Sheldon wrote: snip... Composting is a verb... you compost to make humus. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humus --- And you mash chickpeas to make hummus... That's why his gyros taste so awfull. He's been using compost. |
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Compost Making. Utterly Confused!!
"Omelet" wrote in message news Composting is a verb... you compost to make humus. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humus --- How do you build your compost/humus heaps Shel' baby? -- Peace! Om He talks into it. David |
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