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"Paul" wrote in message
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On a trip to a local timber yard I noticed they were selling large bags
of
what seemed to be rough sawdust or fine wood chips very cheaply. Aha,
thought I, could we use that in the compost? What benefits might it
have?
Thanks in advance for any feedback.
Regards
Paul.

Sawdust can be used to increase the carbon content of the mix so that you
have a good carbon/nitrogen ratio. Mixed with the finer greens,such as
grass
clippings,it will help the composting process, in much the same way as
adding straw. I avoid using big wood chips in the heap cos they take ages
to
decay.

I find the occasional bag of saw dust very good in a hot compost. It mixes
together well and breaks down quite quickly. By the time to pile has gone
cold and nearly ok to use the saw dust is well on its way to degradation. I
don't find small wood chip to be quite so good as they tend to outlast the
nitrogen supply.

rob

On a trip to a local timber yard I noticed they were selling large bags
of what seemed to be rough sawdust or fine wood chips very cheaply. Aha,
thought I, could we use that in the compost? What benefits might it
have?
Thanks in advance for any feedback.
Regards
Paul.
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"Paul" wrote in message
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On a trip to a local timber yard I noticed they were selling large bags of
what seemed to be rough sawdust or fine wood chips very cheaply. Aha,
thought I, could we use that in the compost? What benefits might it have?
Thanks in advance for any feedback.
Regards
Paul.

Sawdust can be used to increase the carbon content of the mix so that you
have a good carbon/nitrogen ratio. Mixed with the finer greens,such as grass
clippings,it will help the composting process, in much the same way as
adding straw. I avoid using big wood chips in the heap cos they take ages to
decay.

"George.com" wrote in message
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I find the occasional bag of saw dust very good in a hot compost. It mixes
together well and breaks down quite quickly. By the time to pile has gone
cold and nearly ok to use the saw dust is well on its way to degradation.
I
don't find small wood chip to be quite so good as they tend to outlast the
nitrogen supply.

We use wood shavings in our hen coops. Every three weeks the soiled shavings
are put in the compost, mixed with branch shreddings. There's never any
evidence of wood in the compost.

You can up the nitrogen level in the compost heap by adding a Man-made
liquid.

Mary

rob

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You can up the nitrogen level in the compost heap by adding a Man-made
liquid.

Mary


Is this recommended neat, diluted, direct or bottled ??? ;-)

Mike


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"George.com" wrote in message
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I find the occasional bag of saw dust very good in a hot compost. It
mixes
together well and breaks down quite quickly. By the time to pile has gone
cold and nearly ok to use the saw dust is well on its way to degradation.
I
don't find small wood chip to be quite so good as they tend to outlast
the
nitrogen supply.

We use wood shavings in our hen coops. Every three weeks the soiled
shavings are put in the compost, mixed with branch shreddings. There's
never any evidence of wood in the compost.

You can up the nitrogen level in the compost heap by adding a Man-made
liquid.

I didn't know spit had any nitrogen in it!

Alan