compost recipe?

[Ganico]

How's this sound y'all?

Kudzu leaves (greens)
Dried grass and dried kudzu leaves (browns)
Horse manure,and worm and/or cricket castings
Pawpaw fruit



First a wide and flat pile of sticks and branches about 1 foot tall on the bottom for aeration


Then alternating 6" layers of greens, 2'' layers of browns, and then 0.5'' - 1'' of manure/castings on top of the browns

Oh and I plan to compost blended pawpaw puree, and maybe some fruit and vegetable peels, which layers should that type of stuff go in the pile?


Also, misting each top layer (the manure/castings layuers) with organic tea for microbes




Please critique, thanks.

 

[vonforne]

Once you start the turning process the layering goes out the window. I like to add things right before I start turning each time.

Whats the NPK of Kudzu? That stuff grew everywhere when I lived in Georgia.

V

 

[Omega Rasta]

Once you start the turning process the layering goes out the window. I like to add things right before I start turning each time.

Whats the NPK of Kudzu? That stuff grew everywhere when I lived in Georgia.

V

I grew to hate the stuff....just like you said . Everywhere.

 

[Guest]

One thing to add in there - if you want to make it even easier, put in venting PVC either by drilling holes in it and laying horizontally between layers, or the same and put vertically to the bottom.

Doing this (maybe 5-6 pipes if you have a large pile, 2-3 if smaller) will enable you to NOT HAVE TO TURN IT! Air will get in without a problem so it's just a matter of keeping the moisture level in check.