Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["TamesonOB" <tamesonob@metrocast.net>]

> I was told no citrus for compost pile.

Rhoda,

Pishaw - that's all I have to say....No citrus is total bunk. You can 
compost anything that was once alive. The key of course is balance. I throw 
my citrus in the compost pile all the time. Rotten fruit that didn't get 
eaten fast enough and rinds alike with no problems. I will mention that they 
do take longer than say apple peels but they will break down. Perhaps the 
notion of no citrus circulating in the south has to do with the sheer 
abundance of the fruit and I can see how throwing in too much can offset the 
pile. We have way too many pine trees in this area (New England), and some 
people have difficulty with the balance of their compost piles due to too 
many pine needles. But they do break down eventually. If you need to compost 
some citrus just make sure the balance between green and brown offsets your 
citrus contribution and you;ll do just fine. Try reading a couple books on 
the subject too, like let it rot :

http://www.amazon.com/Let-Rot-Composting-Down-Earth/dp/1580170234/sr=1-1/qid=1171302083/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-3502797-2699330?ie=UTF8&s=books

or the rodale book of composting:

http://www.amazon.com/Rodale-Book-Composting-Deborah-Martin/dp/0878579907/sr=1-2/qid=1171302133/ref=pd_bbs_2/102-3502797-2699330?ie=UTF8&s=books

(sorry for the wrapped links but these were both amazon queries 'cause they 
have pretty good reviews and the peek inside pages otherwise no affiliation 
yadda yadda)

HTH
Tameson in NH