On the Level ?
Friday, March 7. 2008
Well, the second batch of NatureMill compost is on my vegetable patch waiting to the dug in.
Unfortunately I had to start the NatureMill from scratch after our recent holiday. While we were away the unit was accidentally switched off which put a stop to the composting Bactria as the machine cooled down. On our return I reset the NatureMill and started from scratch, but keeping the existing batch half composted waste in the machine. The result was a second batch of compost which was quite wet.
I've got high hopes for the next batch and having re-read the instructions I've done a couple of things which should improve the performance of the machine:
* Added far more Sawdust (bought from a petshop) and Baking Soda to keep the optimum balance for the composting Bactria to offset the Bread, Lettuce, Citrus fruit & Potato combination of food we've been feeding the NatureMill.
* Leveled the machine to offset the uneven floor in our pantry and ensure the NatureMill Drains correctly.
Unfortunately I had to start the NatureMill from scratch after our recent holiday. While we were away the unit was accidentally switched off which put a stop to the composting Bactria as the machine cooled down. On our return I reset the NatureMill and started from scratch, but keeping the existing batch half composted waste in the machine. The result was a second batch of compost which was quite wet.
I've got high hopes for the next batch and having re-read the instructions I've done a couple of things which should improve the performance of the machine:
* Added far more Sawdust (bought from a petshop) and Baking Soda to keep the optimum balance for the composting Bactria to offset the Bread, Lettuce, Citrus fruit & Potato combination of food we've been feeding the NatureMill.
* Leveled the machine to offset the uneven floor in our pantry and ensure the NatureMill Drains correctly.
