Market Farming

["MARK A. ABNER" <wizard1 AT kih.net>]

Liz
        I have found that hay and straw compost faster when I run them though 
my
horses  : ) this insures there is plenty of nitrogen to speed the process .
Just teasing ya : )

Mark Abner
BrairPatch Farms
Ritner KY Zone 6b


> [Original Message]
> From: Liz Pike <strawbry_wine AT yahoo.com>
> To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: 1/28/2006 6:41:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Decomposing Hay
>
> Hey Andrew,
>
> 18 mos may be one of your problems.  For me hay and
> straw took 24 months even though I continued to keep
> it turned.  I found the way to speed up the process
> was to put everything i used in my compost including
> hay and straw through a chipper/shredder.  Compost
> ingredients will decompose faster if the pieces are
> about 2" or smaller.  I also threw in handfuls of
> alfalfa meal (rabbit pellets) to boost the nitrogen
> content.  
>
> Liz Pike
>
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