I don't know why this happens. Some other tales: I've heard the BDRI put down about 160,000 horns each year. They even use bull horns, mixed in with the cow horns and the manure in them turns to 500 quite reliably.
If you look closely at the "Winter's Tale" video of Alex Podolinsky - he seems to be sorting the horn contents - throwing most into a container but setting some on a table to cure or air perhaps (see Hugh's post re this). We've had to air ours to finish the process. A friend from Tassie told me that they could reliably get good 500 from the same pit for 2 or 3 years and then suddenly that pit would fail and they would have to bury in a different location. All very interesting stuff. Maybe there's a critical mass type explanation, but maybe we're doing something right or just lucky to get it to turn with a few horns. A number of us have had success with small numbers of horns. But many (if not all) have had failures too. >Why would a few horns make any difference? The energy of the ground and the >cosmos is the same for one or for many. > >I have retrieved a small number of horns from a friend's place and they were >wonderful and full of good smells and life. > >Barbara Hedley. -- -- Graeme Gerrard [EMAIL PROTECTED]
