Fertilizer for slow growing plants

Whadda joker.

People who used chemicals do not have healthy soils. I made that clear. Hey, I am on your side.

Yes, I agree, but I also said "healthy" compost. So, what people should learn is who is making it, what is used, was it set up in wind rows, innoculated, etc.

In particluar, M. abesssus chelonae and it is associated with animal manure. My last house was built on someone's farm.

Of course, but as we know, people are lazy, lazy, lazy. Not only won't people take their kitchen waste to the pile, they won't HAVE a pile. They think it's dirty, disgusting, rotting, smells, you name it.

I remember on these boards and the boards of Prodigy way back in the

I'm on your side, you know that. With aerobic tea, people simply won't make it and when they do, they are probably making it incorrectly so it's useless for their intentions. That, was my point, actually. Devil's advocate, so to speak.

Victoria

How is setting up compost in wind rows important?

It is the most effective way to culture the biology and manage the thermophilic processes needed to truly finish the compost.

BTW Why not trim your posts and not waste all the bandwidth...and make your questions easier to ferret out of the post?

When compost is set up that way, you can keep better track of moisture levels, temperature, etc. The wind row is then able to be turned onto the empty area next to it, each row having equal amounts of space and it is also used to keep track of which part of the compost is ready first, etc. There are many reasons for it's importance.

Victoria

I thought the same thing, but decided bandwidth is probably a thing of the past! LOL. I should have read your response first and I would have wasted less.

Does one need to be more specific or is just saying "wind rows" let everyone know all they need to know.

I could do that and if I did I would insert to let everyone know where I edited the post to which I am replying.

I was using the term when making reference to finding a source of healthy compost. This method is used in commercial soil yards, not by most home gardeners. Tom is a professional grounds keeper for a rather elaborate garden, so he knew what I meant. I did think I explained it to you, though.

It's a much larger scale of having two compost bins so you can turn the compost over into the next bin.