NT wrote:
> On Jun 7, 5:36 pm, The Natural Philosopher
> wrote:
>> NT wrote:
>>> On Jun 7, 10:34 am, Andy Dingley
codesmiths.com> wrote:>>>> On 7 June, 09:31, NT
care2.com> wrote:>>>>> Unused plaster will bind the soil, used lumps wont.
>>>> Run it through a cement mixer and a couple of rocks as a ball mill. So
>>>> long as you crunch it down enough to go through a sieve, it's fine.
>>>> Even just soaking it in an excess of water would be enough (this is
>>>> plaster, not cement).
>>>> I wouldn't add "rottable garbage" to soil either, it's much better to
>>>> rot this down separately. Otherwise you'll be short of nitrogen and
>>>> lawns in particular would suffer badly.
>>> So they say, but I've not seen this happen in practice. If you added
>>> wood shavings or plenty of paper I daresay it would.
>> worms will take care of reducing grass clippings to compost!
>>
>> But in general, yes. 3 years and then apply compost. You can hurry it
>> along, but why bother?
>>
>> Gardening is a long term investment.
>>
>>> NT
>
> Vegetable garbage does wonders for the worm population, which produce
> a fair bit of good poop. If there is such a thing.
>
>
Interesting. We just compost ours.
takes a fair time to rot down, and the rats get a fair bit.
> NT
