Re: [Biofuel] Compost Update

2005-07-19 Thread Pieter Koole
Hello, I would say, just put your compost on the surface. The rain as well as little animals like worms will take it into the ground. This is also the way it happens in natural forests. Met vriendelijke groet, Pieter Koole - Original Message - From: robert luis rabello [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Biofuel] Compost Update

2005-07-18 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Robert We have a new neighbor, a friendly, English fellow who noticed that I was turning my compost pile this morning. He came over, interested in my work, and asked several questions about composting. We also talked about my garden, which is, apparently, a rather hot topic of

Re: [Biofuel] Compost Update

2005-07-18 Thread robert luis rabello
Keith Addison wrote: How does it smell? I went on a long hike with my eldest son several weeks ago, climbing a peak known locally as Elk Mountain. It took over two hours for us to climb the 700 hundred odd meters to the top, and during most of that time, we climbed through a fir / spruce

RE: [Biofuel] Compost Update

2005-07-17 Thread Bede
Yes just pile it up ontop of the soil, you can losely rake or turn over the top of the soil to a shallow depth, it does depend on the type of tree however, pines seem to have intensive root structures close to the surface and most dicidueos(spelling?) don't, trees grow better if you piles all the