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| I have two Soilsaver bins. In the winter I stopped adding to one and left it to rest while adding to the other. Lately I've been going crazy adding stuff to the "newer" one (that's what reading this forum does for you!) and it's really cooking, even though temps are still in the 20's-30's. The old one is stone cold and not quite ready (whatever ready is).
I think I have several choices for the old bin: 1. Wait until it's really finished, which will be slow considering the weather this spring. 2. Add some nitrogen stuff to get it cooking. But would that make it take even longer to be ready? 3. Add it to the garden as is, as somewhere between a mulch and a finished compost. 4. Quit being so anal about it, and trust in Mother nature to handle whatever I do with it. Thanks for your advice, and for all the fun I've had reading your posts. Reading these forums has made the cabin fever just about bearable as I'm waiting for the real spring to come. Dominic
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| Im pretty new at this compost thing so dont take my word. However, I have the same situation. It looks to be halfway done after 6 months. Im repairing 2 large sections of my lawn after some construction work was done in winter. Im just going to spread it out and till it before spreading new soil and seeding. The compost should still decay and help the new soil, I would think. The remainder, Im going to lay out in beds before spring mulch. |
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| I'd go with #4. :-) |
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| I'd go with options #3 or #4. Early composting is thermophilic- uses heat to break down. Later stages are supposed to be cool, depending on fungi rather than bacteria. It's not supposed to keep reheating forever. It's doing exactly what it should do right now. Karen |
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