Re: [compost_tea] compost courses
I thought I needed to add water to my pile to get that one dri=
p per
fistfull. I did and all I got was cooler and heavier compost. I=
went
back to adding none and things heated up real well. 135 degrees.
L Blair wrote:
>Thanks Terence;
>Yes, I got caught out by the Auckland climate last summer. I made=
a heap
>during a dry spell. Then after a week there was a bit of rain.&nb=
sp; I thought
>'that'll keep the heap damp'. Overnight there was a deluge, follo=
wed by
>weeks of wet. It was too late to cover it by the time I realised =
I needed
>to.
>Regards,
>Lynton
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: T Dodge <tdodge_at_spiritone.com>
>To: <compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 4:25 AM
>Subject: Re: [compost_tea] compost courses
>
>
>Hi
>
>A comment on Lubke and their turning regime. Are you in a wet part of
>NZ (New Zealand?) or a dry part. as Mr. Erickson noted his windrows
>dried down in "?" So the Lubke's refined their methodology fo=
r a
>"Austrian" climate? I do not remember if it was Austria or so=
uthern
>Germany. So consider the environment with each method. Malcolm Beck
>tried windrows in Texas and noted the water issue and has became very
>good at static piles, which reflect his environment.
>
>On 2004, Aug 23, , at 8:57 PM, L Blair wrote:
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>>Folks,
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>>I would appreciate it if you could suggest a compost course.
>>I have tried to find out the Lübke method, but so far have only f=
ound
>>the
>>booklet "Living and Working with Nature".
>>Some of the aspects of making compost I need to learn are
>>: mineralising inputs and monitoring
>>: biology inputs (ie in addition to BD preps, local soil)
>>: heap management
>>and anything else that makes for good compost.
>>
>>Can anyone help?
>>Lynton
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>Terence Dodge
>Soil Husbandman
>Certified Soil Food Web Advisor
>Mycoremediationist
>www.desperateAg.net
>503.516.4794
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