Subject: Re: separate compost for evergreen?
From: <infomaui@mauigateway.com>
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Date: Sun, 08 Mar 1998 08:42:51 GMT
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HI:
Do not add ashes to your compost.
You can add the ashes to the specific
plants that need sweet soil.
Yes, I highly reccomend you separate
acidic greens and use it for your acid
loving plants. If you separate them
ahead of time your job will be easier
during feeding time.
Happy gardening, Chris

rpm@halcyon.com (rpm) wrote:

>I'm planning to build a set of compost piles (new, older, ready to use),
>and want to find out if a separate pile for evergreen needles and other
>acidic remnants is a good idea for providing compost to rhodys, azaleas,
>evergreens, and if so, do I need to put anything in there to help it break
>down? Also, are fireplace ashes good/ok for compost piles? thanks

>Bob
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