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could someone recommend a good book on making compost....since i'm about to start, i might as well start with some good information!!.

many thanks.

What sort of info are you after kiwirach?
I'm sure the guys here could tell you everything you want to know between them...save you buying a book.

thanks for replying,
i dont know anything about it really other than chucking your scraps on the compost heap!!.

i just wanted something to refer to when i was starting out/stuck, rather than wait for replies to a thread....plus, it feeds my book fetish

i'd noticed there were lots of amazon, but didnt know which one to choose, so thought i'd see what you good people would say!.

I can't recommend a book, but I can say don't get over-worried by all of the does and don'ts. No matter what you do, your pile will, eventually, rot down into compost - it can do no other. That's your starting point. All of the compost-making techniques are merely methods of speeding up this process or making it more efficient. Basically, then, you can't go wrong.

thanks MKG.

I know what you mean about book fetish...I have one of those too.

Don't waste money on a book! I'm sure if you just Google you'll find all the info you could possibly need - even on this site alone there's probably everything you need to know. Save your money for something else!

Don't know if this link's any good to you kiwirach

click here

Peggy Sue rates it.

Hi there, I have two books just about making compost- the one that showed me all I needed to know is called 'Composting' by Dick Kitto. There are quite a few others, have a look on, - www.abebooks.co.uk, just punch in, in the title box -'composting' and see what comes up.