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- From: "Catherine Fenner" <c1fenner@comcast.net>
- To: "'Healthy soil and sustainable growing'" <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Heating up a compost pile
- Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:32:13 -0600
What a visual! I can't imagine what you're contemplating right there in
Everette. There may be no need to sneak out at night with a bucket.
Green would do. Weeds, pea vines, grass clippings. And, make sure there is
enough moisture. The recommendation is that there is enough moisture so the
material is like a wrung out sponge.
I'm not understanding the "sub 80% F" reference. You want 120 to 140
degrees. This can be achieved more easily when the pile is well oxygenated
and a minumum of 3 feet wide and high. You need mass, moisture, air and the
right combination of browns and greens.
Catherine
-----Original Message-----
OK, I just received my compost thermometer. My compost pile is a rather
lethargic sub 80% (Fahrenheit). A while back I added some alfalfa pellets,
but clearly this wasn't enough. Could I expect to see any appreciable
increases in temperatures (potatoes be damned :-)) by adding urine? I might
be able to get away with this.
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[Livingontheland] Potatoes growing in a compost pile,
Mark Nagel, 06/20/2006
- Re: [Livingontheland] Potatoes growing in a compost pile, Pat Meadows, 06/20/2006
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Re: [Livingontheland] Potatoes growing in a compost pile,
Mark Nagel, 06/22/2006
- Re: [Livingontheland] Potatoes growing in a compost pile, Pat Meadows, 06/22/2006
- Re: [Livingontheland] Potatoes growing in a compost pile, Unca Ray, 06/23/2006
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Re: [Livingontheland] Potatoes growing in a compost pile,
Greg Bell, 06/24/2006
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[Livingontheland] Heating up a compost pile,
Activism98201, 06/24/2006
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Re: [Livingontheland] Heating up a compost pile,
Catherine Fenner, 06/26/2006
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Re: [Livingontheland] Heating up a compost pile,
TradingPostPaul, 06/26/2006
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Re: [Livingontheland] Heating up a compost pile,
Activism98201, 06/27/2006
- Re: [Livingontheland] Heating up a compost pile, pete, 06/28/2006
- Re: [Livingontheland] Heating up a compost pile, blademan25, 06/28/2006
- Re: [Livingontheland] Heating up a compost pile, Scott Berkey, 06/29/2006
- Re: [Livingontheland] Heating up a compost pile, Nancy Babbitt, 06/29/2006
- Re: [Livingontheland] Heating up a compost pile, Catherine Fenner, 06/30/2006
- Re: [Livingontheland] Heating up a compost pile, TradingPostPaul, 06/30/2006
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Re: [Livingontheland] Heating up a compost pile,
Activism98201, 06/27/2006
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Re: [Livingontheland] Heating up a compost pile,
TradingPostPaul, 06/26/2006
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Re: [Livingontheland] Heating up a compost pile,
Catherine Fenner, 06/26/2006
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[Livingontheland] Heating up a compost pile,
Activism98201, 06/24/2006
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