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?
ypg schrieb:
We only have 80 meters (260 feet) of hedge, but plenty of bushes and trees in the garden, including vegetables.
Don’t complain! No, I didn’t mean it seriously. 🙂
So, slime compost was spread out widely as suggested, then soil was added on top and mixed with other waste. Earthworms have already been seen in large numbers. It should improve now. I’ll let you know next year. 😉
At first, I also tried to let all the grass clippings dry completely before putting them into my two rapid composters. That doesn’t work because, especially in newly established gardens, the ratio to the other waste materials is not right.
Now, I occasionally add a layer of grass clippings between the kitchen bio-waste and the rest of the garden cuttings. It then takes about six months to a year to mostly decompose. Anything that hasn’t fully broken down and remains in the sieve becomes the starting material for the next compost batch.
The remaining grass clippings go into an additional bio-waste bin or, earlier, to the green waste collection. You can also use a layer of grass clippings as fertilizer under hedges.
Now, I occasionally add a layer of grass clippings between the kitchen bio-waste and the rest of the garden cuttings. It then takes about six months to a year to mostly decompose. Anything that hasn’t fully broken down and remains in the sieve becomes the starting material for the next compost batch.
The remaining grass clippings go into an additional bio-waste bin or, earlier, to the green waste collection. You can also use a layer of grass clippings as fertilizer under hedges.