Hi,
it seems like we are doing something wrong with our compost. About three years ago, we had a lot of grass clippings and piled them all up. Now, when we wanted to spread it as soil, it turned out to be a slimy, tar-like mass with grass still visible inside. We also used a rapid composter, but it seems to me like a complete scam.
Is there any trick to help the green material decompose faster?
it seems like we are doing something wrong with our compost. About three years ago, we had a lot of grass clippings and piled them all up. Now, when we wanted to spread it as soil, it turned out to be a slimy, tar-like mass with grass still visible inside. We also used a rapid composter, but it seems to me like a complete scam.
Is there any trick to help the green material decompose faster?
Bieber0815 schrieb:
A pile of grass is not compost ....That's right. I once read (and this is how we do it) that compost can be made from a variety of materials. These include eggshells, coffee grounds, uncolored cellulose tissues, ash, vegetable scraps, fruit scraps without citrus, some leaves, a small amount of grass clippings, and garden waste without thick branches. It's all about the right mix 🙂
Yes, the problem was probably that before moving in, we piled up 2000 m² (about 21,500 ft²) of cut meadow grass, which was about 1 m (3 ft) high. At that time, we didn’t have a mulcher yet, and the construction workers wanted the material removed before they started.
Now it’s different. On the second compost heap, there is a mixed assortment of materials. By the way, we don’t add eggshells because they are too high in lime for the soil.
Now it’s different. On the second compost heap, there is a mixed assortment of materials. By the way, we don’t add eggshells because they are too high in lime for the soil.
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chand19862 May 2018 08:32We removed the bottom layer once a year and mixed it through the top layer at the same time. I call this layering or rearranging. It worked really well.
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Knallkörper2 May 2018 09:21A handful of fresh earthworms on top, that speeds things up a lot. In our newly established garden, I also spread 3 kilograms (about 6.6 pounds) of earthworms last year to bring some air and life into the soil, because the delivered topsoil was completely worm-free.
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Bieber08152 May 2018 10:55Everything is correct! Otherwise, just google: Kompostfibel.
chand1986 schrieb:
We removed it once a year from the bottom and mixed it through at the top. I call it layering or rearranging. It worked great. What do you mean by "removed from the bottom"? How many "piles" do you have?