Liquid flowing from the compost

[recyclinage]

we come back to talking about repellent compost

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these are not just theories

I like the answer on the bacteria nest

it reminds me a bit of the history of milk which turns it into cheese

the same piece of cheese that's falling into the pastor's jar

, etc.


someone want a glass of rotten grape juice?

I meant champagne, ...

:-)


fed up with coffee for ants if you are an amateur


back to the infusion theory

the flow make gained a first time a contribution

and mixing the compost with the soil a second contribution


you know what you are going to put in your compost

[Did67]

One more thing to your happiness:

1) I confirm: composting is done in the air; composers normally have vents; you can also stir / mix the pile (s) (which has the same effect) ...

2) also know that a good compost results from a mixture of organic materials including cellulosic materials (straw, old hay, etc ...) or woody materials (wood, crushed twigs) and materials rich in nitrogen (which ferment quickly ) = lawn mowing, peelings ...

If we have too many materials rich in nitrogen, it turns to juice; bacteria have no "support" (fibers) to do their job ...

In scientific terms, we are talking about the C / N ratio ... but it's as simple as saying "dry fibrous materials" / "fresh, green materials" ...

So mowing grass alone will not compost well, even with an excellent composter (unless you wait until your grass is already dry on the ground - it's no longer a grass!): Add straw or old hay or something something equivalent (a little sawdust but no softwood, especially no thuja residues rich in turpentine or other compounds that inactivate biological life)

Finally, you need a satisfactory humidity (that of a sponge after it has been compressed!). If too dry, it does not compost. If it is too wet, it turns to rotting (absence of air) ....

That's it, roughly speaking.

[recyclinage]

if the compost is not airing or stirring you risk self combustion


prefer a compost bin pulling width rather than height


the use as mentioned above of grinding trees is an ideal way to aerate the compost (good shoot)

[Woodcutter]

if the compost is not airing or stirring you risk self-combustion [...]

Uh ... not really no.
The rise in temperature is a very classic (and even necessary) phenomenon in the composting process.
It does not always occur in domestic composting, but all the time in semi-collective or on composting platforms.
The center of a compost heap can rise to more than 80 ° C, without there being any "combustion".

Not to be confused with the fire risks of which the farmers speak with wet bale hay and brought in as is.

[recyclinage]

one summer day I saw a compost catch on fire


it was a mostly grass compost


two days of too hot weather after a rainy day


it burned well, ...

[Woodcutter]

one summer day I saw a compost catch on fire


it was a mostly grass compost


two days of too hot weather after a rainy day


it burned well, ...

It was not a compost then, but a bunch of grass that fermented ...
There is still a light difference between the two, that the association in which I work explains several times a week to individuals.
Your experience is similar to what I said about hay.

[Did67]

Totally agree...

I may have simplified a little too much, but we agree that compost is neither a heap of "green" rubbish (rich in nitrogen) which liquefies in a corner, nor a heap hay (or straw) not dry enough that catches fire!

And after composting, it's simple: there is a result that "smells good" ...

And indeed, it is desirable that it heat to "sterilize" the seeds of weeds / germs of diseases ...

But, Bucheron, I leave your hand!

[TAMATA]

Here is the observation made after mowing the lawn.

I place the mowing in large bags to take it to the container yard.

2 years ago for lack of time, the bag remained placed a few days on a concrete in a place which never receives the sun and therefore foam appears there.
Since that time, there is no more moss at this place while the surroundings are still provided with it.

5 days ago, after mowing, I left the bag on the lawn. One day in one place, one day in another. Now in these places, my lawn is burned and 2 circles appear at the location of the bags.

Used this way, I see rather the effectiveness of a very good weedkiller.

[Woodcutter]

[...] But, Bucheron, I leave your hand!

No, no, there are no reasons. Your approach is very good and you explain it well.

[bham]

Here is the observation made after mowing the lawn.
5 days ago, after mowing, I left the bag on the lawn. One day in one place, one day in another. Now in these places, my lawn is burned and 2 circles appear at the location of the bags.

Used this way, I see rather the effectiveness of a very good weedkiller.

How do you explain it?
Did the sack put over all vegetation?
Did the bag (black?) Participate in a rise in temperature harmful to the vegetation?
Has any juice leaked from the bag, which could be a herbicide?