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Re: compost

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Well, since it's so quiet --
Compost.
This is my first year gardening.  I did some reading on composting.  Layered 
brown and green layers, dried leaves and horse manure in what I thought were 
the recommended proportions.  Watered it down well and have kept it damp.
It doesn't seem to be cooking or getting warm.  I think the horse manure may 
be fairly old, so perhaps it doesn't count as my green layer?  Put another 
way -- how old does horse manure have to be before you can use it without 
having to age it?  I've got grass sprouting on the top of my compost heap in 
spots.  Is that a sign the manure was already aged enough not to burn?
My soil is pretty much decomposed granite, so I'm looking forward to using 
raised beds with wire to keep gophers out as soon as I can figure my soil out.
Cyn in Southern Cal, zone 14 I think, according to the County Master Gardener.


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