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 / pine forest. My
compost smells remarkably like the floor of that forest. (And trust
me, I was breathing HARD enough to notice!)
Yes, don't disturb the soil in the leaf-fall area.
Ok, I won't!
What you don't see a lot of if you go for a walk in a forest is teams of
little elves and so on out with their garden tools digging in compost
under trees.
: - )
Everything gathers naturally on the surface and steadily
decomposes as the soil fungi and the trees' feeding roots invade it. In
fact the soil doesn't really have a surface, it's more like a zone.
Spread the compost rather than piling it, water well, cover with mulch
to retain the moisture, and all will be well.
The surface roots are what you should be most concerned about, because
the tree is.
Any time will do. Use it as soon as it's ready.
Great! Thanks for the advice, Keith!
robert luis rabello
"The Edge of Justice"
Adventure for Your Mind
http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=9782>
Ranger Supercharger Project Page
http://www.members.shaw.ca/rabello/
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