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Re: Compost Making. Utterly Confused!! Mike 08-08-2008
Posted by Mike on August 8, 2008, 2:25 pm
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> 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 to see, I put some garbage with a little water into a plastic pail with
lid and left it out in the sun. What I wound up with was a pail of rotting
garbage that eventually started breeding crop destroying worms!

I finally doused the whole mess with Malathion and dumped it a dumpster.



Posted by Muddymike on August 8, 2008, 3:16 pm
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>
>> 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

Scientific!!!
Nah, I just pile everything in to a wire mesh frame until its over full,
leave it until it drops to about half full, spread it on the garden. Works
for me see;
http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike.Garden/Muddymike.10280?sort=5
This one is about 8 ft square and has now been filled way over the top of
the frame, and is now well on its way back down again all by itself. The
other one is about quarter full, should take another 18 months to completely
fill it. the only other thing I do is cover the full one with and old bit
of carpet. I lifted a corner last weekend and there were loads of little red
worms working away under it.

Yea I know, I even take pictures of the compost heap, if you rummage around
you will even find the second one half empty.

Mike



Posted by Mike on August 8, 2008, 5:50 pm
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>
> Scientific!!!
> Nah, I just pile everything in to a wire mesh frame until its over full,
> leave it until it drops to about half full, spread it on the garden. Works
> for me see;
> http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike.Garden/Muddymike.10280?sort=5
> This one is about 8 ft square and has now been filled way over the top of
> the frame, and is now well on its way back down again all by itself. The
> other one is about quarter full, should take another 18 months to
completely
> fill it. the only other thing I do is cover the full one with and old bit
> of carpet. I lifted a corner last weekend and there were loads of little
red
> worms working away under it.
>
> Yea I know, I even take pictures of the compost heap, if you rummage
around
> you will even find the second one half empty.
>
> Mike
>

Would adding lime work to hasten the decomposition?




Posted by Muddymike on August 8, 2008, 5:57 pm
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> >
>> Scientific!!!
>> Nah, I just pile everything in to a wire mesh frame until its over full,
>> leave it until it drops to about half full, spread it on the garden.
>> Works
>> for me see;
>> http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike.Garden/Muddymike.10280?sort=5
>> This one is about 8 ft square and has now been filled way over the top of
>> the frame, and is now well on its way back down again all by itself. The
>> other one is about quarter full, should take another 18 months to
> completely
>> fill it. the only other thing I do is cover the full one with and old
>> bit
>> of carpet. I lifted a corner last weekend and there were loads of little
> red
>> worms working away under it.
>>
>> Yea I know, I even take pictures of the compost heap, if you rummage
> around
>> you will even find the second one half empty.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>
> Would adding lime work to hasten the decomposition?

I have absolutely no idea.

Mike
>
>
>



Posted by Omelet on August 9, 2008, 2:23 pm
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> > >
> >> Scientific!!!
> >> Nah, I just pile everything in to a wire mesh frame until its over full,
> >> leave it until it drops to about half full, spread it on the garden.
> >> Works
> >> for me see;
> >> http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike.Garden/Muddymike.10280?sort=5
> >> This one is about 8 ft square and has now been filled way over the top of
> >> the frame, and is now well on its way back down again all by itself. The
> >> other one is about quarter full, should take another 18 months to
> > completely
> >> fill it. the only other thing I do is cover the full one with and old
> >> bit
> >> of carpet. I lifted a corner last weekend and there were loads of little
> > red
> >> worms working away under it.
> >>
> >> Yea I know, I even take pictures of the compost heap, if you rummage
> > around
> >> you will even find the second one half empty.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >
> > Would adding lime work to hasten the decomposition?
>
> I have absolutely no idea.
>
> Mike
> >
> >
> >

I'll second the alfalfa pellet concept! I've had pet bunnies. I know
how hot that waste gets with spilled feed in it.
--
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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