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Composting in the tropics
Gandalf2
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Does anyone have any tips on composting grass cuttings in the tropics? Are the techniques the same as in UK. I am now living in a house with a large garden which, at this time of year, requires at least weekly mowing.
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Compost should be the same the world over, it's a biological process and has nothing to do with outdoor temps or plant types, just get your mix right, keep it moist and turn it regularly
Thanks Wintersong, I'll proceed as normal.
Is composting even necessary in the tropics? I think pretty much everything would rot very fast in this climate.
But properly made compost isn't just a load of rotten vegetable matter - it would be wet and slimy and horrible if that was the case.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I dont know about the tropics, but I do know that my friends compost heap in the Perth area of Western Australia, rots at least twice as fast as mine. In fact it has to be watered regularly to stop it drying out.
In the tropics, I would try and keep it covered with plastic or something like that.
Thank you all for your help and advice, greatly appreciated
Wouldn't the tropics have loads of bugs and beetles composting dead and dying vegetation all the time it's a nature thing.
Hi barry island, not that I've seen, though no doubt they exist. I found my first worm the other day and the main insect seems to be a large yellow wasp (got stung twice this morning cutting the grass). I had a look inside the compost heap this morning and fidgetbones is right the pile is very dry in the middle even though this is summer and when we get the most rain.