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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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