Since you have a small yard and not much yard waste to add to a compost pile you might want to try vermiculture instead of composting in a pile. Your kitchen waste would be perfect and the byproducts, the worm castings, are perfect for plants. Just do a search for vermiculture, you'll find lots of info. I prefer vermiculture to composting for smaller amounts of "stuff".
You don't have to turn your compost pile, it will decompose regarless but will take longer. It you want it to decompose faster you can poke holes in it with a rake handle or I've seen people put perforated PVC pipes in their piles to introduce air. You can also buy a compost aireator, a metal thing you poke in that has fins that expand on the way back out that helps churn things up. But if you are not in a hurry it will break down on it's own. Compost happens! Silvia www.imageevent.com/redskyahts -----Original Message----- From: Faith Gagne [mailto:jitte...@gis.net] Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 6:04 PM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: CS>Fertilizer Limitations and other things Thanks Wayne. I cannot really move my compost pile. My lot is oddly shaped and there is very little back yard. I started out with a small pile of good loam tucked away in the only corner available, and I have been adding fruit and vegetble bits and waste for 2 years. I add the waste and then I add a little more loam over it...I have a 2nd much smaller pile of loam to add.. I will have to look for some manure to add to it. I can't really turn it over because it is too hard to get to. I water it occasionally. I used some of the loam when I was planting my garden this year. I don't know how rich the soil is. What range in the ph and caton exchange should I look for? I don't know anything about this. Faith G. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Fugitt" <cwa...@netdoor.com> To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 7:23 PM Subject: CS>Fertilizer Limitations and other things > Evening Faith, > > >> At 07:42 AM 6/29/2008, you wrote: >>I don't turn it over or anything because it is in a cramped corner of my >>yard where I can't really get to it. > > It appears you need to move it, and add some different items to the > pile. > ( as Nancy mentioned and suggested ) > > Many items would be free if you search enough. > > I guess one can make inferior or superior compost. If your compost is > poor and lacking many things, I would not mess with making the compost > tea. > > Some sources will tell you and some won't, most organic fertilizers are > missing one or more nutrients, or very low is some. > > With this in mind, use several different sources, brands, or types. Two, > three, or more and maybe one will complement the other. > > And never overlook the pH and cation exchange ( or cation exchange rate ). > If theses are far out of range, no matter what nutrients you apply, the > plants will suffer. > > You can buy an inexpensive soil test kit and test some things yourself. > In some places of the world,. it is possible to get soils tested free. > Any you can even send leaves for analysis and find our what nutrients are > missing or high or low. > > Glad to see you trying to do a good job with your growing. Many > considerations exist. > > Wayne > > ============= > > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > >
