Re: compost
So, Alun, if I fill a compost bin over the summer and into the fall (until it's
full), let it mellow over the winter and then mix it into the beds in the
spring, is that just going to condition the soil like peat moss, or will it have
nutritional value as well? I usually have 3 bins or so, in various stages of
decomposition, with the oldest at about 1 year when I open them up for spring
garden use. Once they're emptied, I start filling them again for the following
year. This just seems to be a natural cycle that works well and wastes nothing.
Alun Jones wrote:
> Yo Jamie,
> Once the heat has gone from the compost pile it is ideal to use as
> it now rots down slower and gives off the nutrients.Well rotted compost has
> lost most of it's goodness except as a soil conditioner.Look at peat which
> is the best example,lots of soil conditioner but no nutritional value.I know
> because I have studied this for years.
> ALUN J ENGLAND
>
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