tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448542925894687517.post1777156745442018599..comments2023-10-28T03:00:14.436-07:00Comments on JonesyAlonesy: MorelsJonesyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06974820260432650097noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448542925894687517.post-58930168315319133042009-05-26T10:11:11.397-07:002009-05-26T10:11:11.397-07:00Hi Shaleah:
Don't have your email so this is my m...Hi Shaleah:<br /><br />Don't have your email so this is my means of contact. Re: our compost discussion, below is a summary of the science. From my experience: When I put a trash bags of leaves on one of my bins then removed it in a week, the first 2 inches were rotting and smelly; also if I brew manure tea longer than 12-14 hours in hot sun, the water gets deoxygenated and bacteria death causes foul odor. So I think NOT covering and aerating(turning) periodically is the key. <br /><br />AIR<br />Composting microbes are aerobic -- they can't do their work well unless they are provided with air. Without air, anaerobic (non-air needing) microbes take over the pile. They do cause slow decomposition, but tend to smell like putrefying garbage! For this reason, it's important to make sure that there are plenty of air passageways into your compost pile. Some compost ingredients, such as green grass clippings or wet leaves, mat down very easily into slimy layers that air cannot get through. Other ingredients, such as straw, don't mat down easily and are very helpful in allowing air into the center of a pile. To make sure that you have adequate aeration for your pile and its microbes, thoroughly break up or mix in any ingredients that might mat down and exclude air. You can also turn the pile to get air into it, which means completely breaking it apart with a spade or garden fork and then piling it back together in a more 'fluffed-up' condition.<br /><br />Happy Gardening!!!Terry G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448542925894687517.post-25707362354663323262009-05-09T14:48:00.000-07:002009-05-09T14:48:00.000-07:00Food Network had one of their people go on a Morel...Food Network had one of their people go on a Morel hunt. She found about 2/3 as many and sold them for over $100(probably at one of those upscale farmers' markets we use to rip off city folk!!)And I always thought Morel hunting was like snipe hunting; you know, just an excuse to get the girls into the woods!! Well I am sure Lucyfer and Athena loved it!!!!Terry G.noreply@blogger.com