[compost_tea] Re: FW: Compost heaps in gardens and copper

From: dakesian1 <dakesian_at_sbcglobal.net>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 08:06:02 -0000

Ok Bob, LOL. I see your point. Good one!


--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, Robert Norsen <bnbrew_at_y...>
wrote:
> And in the corner it would look like the very popular raised beds
with blue berries and Juniper surrounding it? Bob
>
> dakesian1 <dakesian_at_s...> wrote:I'll think about it Mike but I
only have a yard about 7,000 sq/ft
> total, maybe a little more but the only area would be in a corner
> that is visible to the front yard. It would be unsightly but I
will
> think about it because having your own compost pile is the way to
go.
>
> --- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "Mike Benton" <compost_at_m...>
> wrote:
> > This had not appeared 12 hr after I first sent it.If you do get
a
> duplicate
> > please just delete it.
> >
> > Regards
> > Mike Benton
> > Compost Technologies
> > mike_at_c... mobile 0823345371
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mike Benton [mailto:compost_at_m...]
> > Sent: Thursday, 08 January, 2004 20:37PM
> > To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Compost heaps in gardens and copper
> >
> >
> > Hi all .Another terrible day in Africa.Temp only managed high 30
> degrees C
> > Ha Ha Any way just a couple of chirps on some previous posts.
> > Rick (Dakesian) how big is the area that you are growing on? I
ask
> because
> > it seems that you really should find space for a compost
> heap. .There is no
> > better spot for many of the goodies that you are feeding raw
right
> now .Let
> > a heap digest these treats and then serve up this feast.And
there
> is no
> > better place to take a slash.If guys come to a cook out at my
> place then
> > they are verbally abused if they should venture indoors to take
a
> leak
> > rather than on the heap.Even better onto the most recent bits
> first.Urine is
> > recognised as a great compost activator.
> > I have made compost in as small as 200 liter containers which is
> difficult
> > to do really well unless you use worms,up to 2 miles of
commercial
> compost
> > at a time .No matter how big or small the garden or farm there
is
> always
> > somewhere for a heap to fit in.
> > You will be amazed how how quickly an efficent heap can get
through
> > material.They are great places to learn and observe the little
> guys at
> > work.Come on make space for a heap You wont be sorry.
> > The only alternative to copper that I can recall and I am sure
> Steve Diver
> > can expand on this,the great Victor Schuberg (Sp?) suggested
using
> a copper
> > clad plow in one of his spiral shapes and I often wondered how
> much copper
> > would the soil take up.
> > I had to mention to hiyeild that if he can find brown spots on a
> 50m2 bit of
> > lawn if front of our kitchen door that gets two large dogs
peeing
> on it
> > every day and every night at about 3or 4 I let them out agin for
a
> leak and
> > sometimes join them( my heap is about 25 mtere away from the
> house) if you
> > can find browning on that lawn I will give you a case of my home
> brewed beer
> > or wine from the local celler.No S H one T.All that lawn has
had
> is the
> > spills from my tea when applying to the rest of the garden ,some
> EM and
> > compost .There is a very visible line where I drew a line with
tea
> a couple
> > of times.We dont have access to a lab yet so I test on
myself .It
> uses less
> > water than the rest and grows irratatingly fast.
> > So much for a quick chirp .....
> > Regards
> > Mike Benton
> > Compost Technologies
> > mike_at_c... mobile 0823345371
>
>
>
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