From

Location

Message

Date Posted

Farmville, Virginia ([email protected])

I just culled my Werner 1187 this morning due to the fact it aborted EVERY single female! Once piled up I have a great start to a compost pile. Do I just let it rot on it's own for use in the patch next year or is there something I should add to it to aid the rotting process?

7/15/2006 8:18:09 AM

Springfield, VT

Remove the plant from the patch in case of possible disease or insect problem.

7/15/2006 3:09:31 PM

Follansbee, Wv

The first thing you need to do is chop it up. The smaller the better. There is not as much there as you think. To make a good compost pile you should have at least a yard of materials available, that's 27 cubic feet, or a pile 3x3x3 feet. Mix the green material in a ratio of 3:1 to brown material (ie...dried corn stalks, leaves, fine sawdust, etc.) Make sure the pile is damp, but not soaking wet and well aerated.

If you simply let it rot on it's own, your inviting a host of diseases as well as a terrible stink.

7/15/2006 4:49:07 PM