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peat as compost

Post: # 45912Post tremone »

We still do turf over this part of the world and I was just wondering if the peat dust could be used as a compost. Also if anyone has a compost recipe(ie 1 lump kitchen waste, 2 lumps grass cuttings etc) to produce compost in 6 weeks that would be grand.

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compost is difficult to produce in that short a time.

You might want to look into a bokashi composter, or a can o worms possibly, i understand that they work quicker than the convention 'shove it all in a bin and let it rot' types.

heat and bacteria seem to be the key in making compost - and wormies help.

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