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composting failure

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  • TopbirdTopbird Posts: 8,355
    edited November 2019
    Yes they are the woven nylon / plastic / whatever bags. Mine stand in the concrete slabbed utility area and I still get worms in once the leaves start to break down. Don't know quite how they get there  - can only think that worm eggs are maybe raked up or mowed up when I'm clearing or chopping the leaves.

    I think they do a job in the breaking down process. If you'd like some - put a shovel full of decent border soil in once the leaves start breaking down.

    I actually start putting mine into the compost bin (layered with grass cuttings) once they get to that stage (usually late spring). That way there's usable compost / leaf mould mix by next autumn and the builders sacks have been packed away by high summer.
    Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    josusa47 said:
    Nothing like freshly-voided human urine for getting a reluctant compost heap going.
    Agreed! See "Yes wee can: study gives green light to use urine as crop fertiliser"
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