figrat, I don't believe that female pee is in any way inferior as a compost accelerator to male pee Either way, some people think that it should be diluted. Also; if your compost is working for you then just carry on doing it intuitively; that is all I do.The 50/50 rule is worth remembering when the compost is NOT doing it's stuff, then we have the knowledge to rectify it.
A cautionary tale about compost; I have been hearing over the last couple of days about a chap in the next village who had a compost heap next to his wooden shed; he fed it with chicken manure, it over-heated, caught fire and his shed went up in flames with valuable tools in it. So we need to make sure that our compost heaps/bins are situated safely.
Yep, chop up things and they compost quicker, what I would say is careful of citrus, I tend to put the odd orange peel in, but not like 12 oranges worth in one go. Reason being worms really don't like citrus, and as worms are the main guys who break down the rough stuff, it's sense to keep them onside.
It was me that asked about wood ash (I am burning all of the brambles I'm chopping out). It's good that I can add wood ash.
Someone pointed out that coal ash makes a good barrier that slugs won't cross, I know if will eventually get into the soil, but in small amounts I can't see it being too much of a problem, especially in a flower garden where it has no chance of getting into the food chain.
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figrat, I don't believe that female pee is in any way inferior as a compost accelerator to male pee
Either way, some people think that it should be diluted. Also; if your compost is working for you then just carry on doing it intuitively; that is all I do.The 50/50 rule is worth remembering when the compost is NOT doing it's stuff, then we have the knowledge to rectify it.
A cautionary tale about compost; I have been hearing over the last couple of days about a chap in the next village who had a compost heap next to his wooden shed; he fed it with chicken manure, it over-heated, caught fire and his shed went up in flames with valuable tools in it.
So we need to make sure that our compost heaps/bins are situated safely.
Yep, chop up things and they compost quicker, what I would say is careful of citrus, I tend to put the odd orange peel in, but not like 12 oranges worth in one go. Reason being worms really don't like citrus, and as worms are the main guys who break down the rough stuff, it's sense to keep them onside.
Someone asked about ash in compost; on the course I asked about this as I burn a mixture of coal and logs. The answer is;
Wood ash =good
Coal ash=bad
They did allow that I could have a very small amount of the mixed ash.
It was me that asked about wood ash (I am burning all of the brambles I'm chopping out). It's good that I can add wood ash.
Someone pointed out that coal ash makes a good barrier that slugs won't cross, I know if will eventually get into the soil, but in small amounts I can't see it being too much of a problem, especially in a flower garden where it has no chance of getting into the food chain.
Personally I can't see a problem; my brother when aged about 2 used to eat coal and yellow laundry soap.