09-24-2020, 12:16 AM
If you have too much Uluhe fern in the mix the compost doesn't heat up. I have had considerable trouble getting compost to heat up here vs the mainland.
I once asked someone in forestry about this and he said Uluhe ferns take a super long time to break down in the wild. It is thought to be some kind of survival strategy in that they make their own mulch or something. Anyway, ground-up Uluhe ferns don't compost well. I seem to do ok with grass clippings. In my case grass clippings is mostly woody weeds and small bushes. Making the pile big helps too. Roadkill is said to be an excellent addition to compost. I have a composting toilet system (buckets) that is the main supply of nitrogen for my piles. Sometimes if I have brush to burn I try to collect charcoal and put it in the pile.
I once asked someone in forestry about this and he said Uluhe ferns take a super long time to break down in the wild. It is thought to be some kind of survival strategy in that they make their own mulch or something. Anyway, ground-up Uluhe ferns don't compost well. I seem to do ok with grass clippings. In my case grass clippings is mostly woody weeds and small bushes. Making the pile big helps too. Roadkill is said to be an excellent addition to compost. I have a composting toilet system (buckets) that is the main supply of nitrogen for my piles. Sometimes if I have brush to burn I try to collect charcoal and put it in the pile.