Re: an other composting experiment
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: an other composting experiment
- From: G* <G*@aol.com>
- Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 11:53:33 EST
In a message dated 98-01-09 23:02:27 EST, you write:
<< Subj: an other composting experiment
Date: 98-01-09 23:02:27 EST
From: mcohill@neo.lrun.com (Michael Cohill)
Sender: owner-pumpkins@mallorn.com
Reply-to: pumpkins@mallorn.com
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Dan:
Your correct with the rain preventative. It's just to keep the pile from
getting water logged. Didn't intent to infer your pile smelled like a
sewer, just tried to answer questions and was a little lazy with the tense,
I guess. 110 degrees is fantastic in the winter.
I've got a compost experiment I'm going to try myself this spring which is
some thing, well... a little like yours, but, I'm going to use the heat
generated by my piles to heat a cold-frame and row-cover for my pumpkins,
tomatoes, etc.
I'm way to far away from an electrical outlet to use an electric heater,
etc. and I will not use a hotbed with anaerobic manure composting in the
bottom. But, last year I was composting a couple of piles which averaged
130-150 degrees, for more than 6 weeks, nearby my pumpkins were suffering
in a to cold, cold-frame. This year I plan to have a warm and toasty frame
for my early starts. Co-generation's the way to go - I know you'd think so
too!
Do you think your dryer (I don't think the term dryer is trademarkable -
you got to think up another name like "The Great Big Pumpkin Compost Dryer
System Thing-e") could be used to heat a cold frame? By then your compost
should be useable and a shame to let all that warm moist air go to waste.
Michael in Akron
mcohill@neo.lrun.com
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Be careful of Ammonia Gas.
George
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