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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 10:06 AM Original message |
Can I put straw and decomposing newspaper in the compost pile? |
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hippywife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
1. Yes. |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
2. Sure. |
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wildeyed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
3. I use chopped up leaves to mulch in the fall. |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Well, that's a bit of a story in itself... I picked the windiest day |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-08-08 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
4. Newspaper and straw are very high in carbon, so the pile needs a lot of nitrogen to balance it |
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