I know we and Jeff Poppen stir in the eggshells and basalt for one hour, on a big rock or piece of wood siding. Turning the manure shovel by shovel for the hour. Its rather a thorough mixing.Christy ----- Original Message ----- From: Allan Balliett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 2:09 PM Subject: Re: Making Barrel Compost
> OK. Delete 'stir their cowmanure, etc' and replace with 'pre-potentize etc.' > > At JPI we've 'worked' the manure etc for 1 hour by pulling it back > and forth in a cemtet trough. > > -Allan > > > >>Steve et al- I'm making barrel compost in the next few days. > >>Looking through 'the literature,' I can't help but notice that many > >>recipes do not mention the 1-hr 'pre-potentization' that we do at > >>JPI. > > > > > >I'm wondering how many people on this list stir their cowmanure, > >rockdust, and eggshells for one hour before putting it in the > >'barrel' and inserting the preps. And I'm wondering how many don't. > > > >More than that, I'm interested in how your bc looks, smells and > >WORKS with your method. > > > >Thanks > > > >-Allan >
