All this technical mojo about layering and fibre is all very good, but in my garden I just sling the weeds & kitchen waste on it, wait 6-12 months and what comes out is superb. :-) -- Tarquin
same here :-) - though I've written a fairly deatiled article about compost with which I was thinking of replacing the current page with- would the original writer be offended?? Not the 1911 writer BTW quercus robur
It's best to try and merge old & new stuff together. I think this article suffers from the "scientific" approach and the "practical" approach not blending well. I suggest a short, 1 para opening, then headings for the practicalconsiderations & the scientific analysis. Or, if you like, just add your text as a new section & I'll come along and merge / separate / etc later -- Tarquin 15:06 Oct 14, 2002 (UTC)
removed POV line about compost activators; "Most of them (in the writer's opinion) are unnecessary." we could probably start a compost flame war over this, but to some extent i agree with this statement, however there are many who swear by compost activators, eg, the biodynamic crowd, also many activators (esp nitrogen rich) are indisputably beneficial, eg, urine, comfrey, lawn mowings, etc quercus robur
Nettles are good. The first spring in my current house, the garden sprouted a fine crop of nettles all over. I spent a day going round with gloves pulling them all up, and after a week the compost heap had dropped by about 30-50 cm. -- Tarquin