RE: CULT: Composting
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- Subject: RE: CULT: Composting
- From: "* M* <I*@msn.com>
- Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 15:27:42 -0700 (MST)
Art, the secrets to composting are to use lots of different materials in your
heap, and make sure some of them are high in nitrogen (ie, manures, etc.),
keep it moist enough (not soggy, though) for bacterial and fungal action to
proceed, and move it (turn it) periodically. I've discovered that keeping
iris rhizomes in a cool, dryish compost pile over the winter is a great way to
preserve them. Not that I was trying to preserve them, but oh, well. There's
a great book out there by Rodale Press you should look for: Let it Rot.
Barb, in Santa Fe, and I have to say that Let It Rot also sounds like it ought
to be Linda's manifesto.
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From: iris-l@rt66.com on behalf of art
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 1997 6:34 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: CULT: Composting
I've heard of people composting 'mother rhizones' after dividing in the
fall. How do they do it? I thought I would be smart and throw them in a
heap, thinking they would rot. Forget it. All I have is a mound of iris
rhizomes with hundreds of fans growing like crazy. Should be beautiful
if they send up bloom stocks, none so far. Any suggestions?
Art Bern art@gv.net
Grass Valley, CA
