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<blockquote data-quote="gil1" data-source="post: 3710729" data-attributes="member: 4144"><p>Two or three times a week is way too much. Every 15 days is the magic number. It really depends on the time of year and how far along the material has composted. But you're not giving your compost enough time to cook when you turn it so often.</p><p></p><p>I don't compost tomatoes (just the plants) for that reason. They are difficult to compost.</p><p></p><p>Lastly and most importantly, you can't compost year-round without at least two piles. I have 11 piles because I need compost year-round for two cool season (spring and fall) crops as well as a summer veggie crop. You need to stop adding material to a pile long before you ever use it. </p><p></p><p>I usually give it six months to a year without adding anything to it before I'll use it for the garden. You need to allow everything to fully compost. Meanwhile, you are adding your leaves and grass clippings and kitchen waste to another pile while the first pile is cooking.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gil1, post: 3710729, member: 4144"] Two or three times a week is way too much. Every 15 days is the magic number. It really depends on the time of year and how far along the material has composted. But you're not giving your compost enough time to cook when you turn it so often. I don't compost tomatoes (just the plants) for that reason. They are difficult to compost. Lastly and most importantly, you can't compost year-round without at least two piles. I have 11 piles because I need compost year-round for two cool season (spring and fall) crops as well as a summer veggie crop. You need to stop adding material to a pile long before you ever use it. I usually give it six months to a year without adding anything to it before I'll use it for the garden. You need to allow everything to fully compost. Meanwhile, you are adding your leaves and grass clippings and kitchen waste to another pile while the first pile is cooking. [/QUOTE]
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