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Can I add a question- if I shred prunings (some dead. some green), do the shreddings count as green or brown stuff? I presume they will rot down quicker than unshredded stuff, but I'm not sure in what quantities to add them to my bin.
The nutrient content of my compost is huge. Nutrient levels are measured in Microsieverts per second. Ordinary soil has the nutrient content of about 300. Commercial multipurpose compost has a nutrient content of about 452 to 600. The compost produced by the method above has a nutrient level of 2500. This has been verified in a laboratory test. This actually makes it far too strong to grow seedlings in, as it will burn the roots of the seedlings. I mix compost produced by this method with two parts old compost, or I use it to turn into the beds with the rotavator.
All this complicated composting concerns and confuses me :(I am now wondering if I will never end up with any home made compost at all?I throw my daily veg peelings, tea bags, some paper, grass clippings and any other compost type material on the heap on a daily basis. The heap is constantly being added to. I intend to fork it over maybe once a month to add some air into the mix.Will this method not produce the desired end result?
I put lots of cardboard in, and just ended up with soggy pieces of cardboard in the usual smelly mess.
I am not clear why you measure nutrients in either 'microseiverts per second' or 'microsiemens per second'. You could increase the electrical conductivity of the soil in many ways which would not be beneficial to plants.
Can anyone tell me what I can put on a compost heap. I assume any old plants etc are OK but I wasn't sure if I could put weeds and grass cuttings on.Also, do I need to add anything to the compost heap or do I just leave it to decompose on it's own.