How to start a compost pile
From:
Jeanette Hart
Date:
May 06 21:49 UTC
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Re: composting
We build large compost piles out of straw bales. I like this method in arid
enviros because loss of moisture in the pile is minimalized. Also the edges
of the pile maintain heat. We then put tarps over the piles to keep from
further moisture loss.
Happy composting
jenn hart-mann
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 11:40 AM, Patricia A. Leahan <<email obscured>>
wrote:
> Right! And the key is to use the compost. Too many well-intentioned
> folks start a compost pile, feeling like they're making a difference,
> but then the pile just gets added to and not tended or utilized. So
> it's important to make the full commitment with the goal of
> eventually returning those nutrients back to the Earth.
>
> pat leahan
>
> On May 6, 2008, at 11:32 AM, Dennis Knicely wrote:
>
> One other note: As Erin posted, carbon/charcoal from wood stoves also
> works with compost. Sincethere isa big pile from last Winter, lately
> I just take and mix compost with it. When that pile is mature, it
> simply gets spread out as needed.
> There is no one right way to do composting. Everyone will have their
> own version. The bottom line is recycling back to the soil what is
> necessary to sustain our gardens and life itself as we know it.
> Dennis Knicely
>
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