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From: Kay Wilson Fisk (kwilsonfiskcomcast.net) | |
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2014 22:07:37 -0700 (PDT) |
[My community is committed to a re-design of our compost system ........... We have four goals for this re-design: rat-proof, largely odor-free, aesthetic, and efficient and effective for residents.] We have two three-bin compost structures, built to official specs. They work - sort of. Even though a human turns the compost regularly, the final compost is pretty raw. They are probably too small for the amount of compost we generate. In contrast, my husband always had at least two huge compost piles (perhaps 5' x 10' and 3-4' high) with no structures. They were level on top and looked very neat. His compost was beautiful, and it never needed turning. You could run your fingers through the finished compost, and it felt soft and fine. One year his daughters' big old dog died, and they buried it in the middle of his big compost pile. By summer, there was nothing left but a piece of hip bone. His secret? His "compost bible" was his old, worn, green Rodale composting book. I have donated this book to our common house library and talked up its magical properties to the compost team, but, so far, AFAICT, no one has even peeked at it. This is probably the updated version of his old book: http://www.amazon.com/The-Rodale-Book-Composting-Gardener/dp /0878579915 So now you know. Kay Meadow Wood Cohousing
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