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Advice on (RE)starting a compost heap
OK, many years ago, about 5 or 6 easily, I started 4 compost bins and
then for some reason we stopped composting proper and just left them. Recently however, with a change in circumstances came a change in the amount of time I now have to sort out all those jobs Ive never gotten round to and that includes the garden. Recently I took off the compost bin itself from one of the smaller heaps and broke it up as it had an ant nest in it, but the others have been left until today. Well, one we have started adding to recently as we have 3 chickens now and we've been adding the poo and the bedding etc to that (a months worth if that) but its looking like its acting, however this was thrown on top of the 5 or 6 year old previous compost without doing anything to it. the 3rd and 4th bins (actually old water butts that have now actually degraded and cracked and are now useless) I have removed today. Strangely, both sets of compost are completely different! One looks all lumpy, as in layered and cloying and difficult to break up with the spade the other looks like proper compost nearly, pure chalk and cheese! Here's the pics comparing them, the first 2 are of the layered clumpy type http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d3...s/IMG_3503.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d3...s/IMG_3509.jpg then the better looking compost, not as good as what it looks like shop bought but looks like it's getting that way if you see what i mean http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d3...s/IMG_3510.jpg So, now what Im wondering is , Im left with 2 proper compost bins (plastic ones) so Im wondering if I should simply dig it all back in together and restart the bins using it, maybe half in each or just fill one up and top up then start the other one anew? -- Donnie |
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