Comments on: New Compost Turning Method http://garden.katzke.net/2009/05/new-compost-turning-method/ A Carpetbagging Yankee Tries To Grow Things in South Central Texas Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:40:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Fiona http://garden.katzke.net/2009/05/new-compost-turning-method/comment-page-1/#comment-214 Fiona Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:52:08 +0000 http://garden.katzke.net/?p=582#comment-214 You know, I'm not entirely convinced that one has to turn the compost. Mine is breaking down just fine, and I know that traditionally farm compost was too big a pile to be turned regularly. I got the impression, from reading, that turning just makes the process faster. So I've decided to leave the pile intact, since I"m not looking for compost until spring. By that time, I figure it will be good and rotten. Plus, I've seen enough worms in there to make worm poo for all of the state. Surely that's fine, right? You know, I’m not entirely convinced that one has to turn the compost. Mine is breaking down just fine, and I know that traditionally farm compost was too big a pile to be turned regularly. I got the impression, from reading, that turning just makes the process faster.

So I’ve decided to leave the pile intact, since I”m not looking for compost until spring. By that time, I figure it will be good and rotten. Plus, I’ve seen enough worms in there to make worm poo for all of the state. Surely that’s fine, right?

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