On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 06:26:32 +0000 (UTC), "Michael Mcneil"
wrote:



| So heat, damp and time are not everything to a compost bin, are they?

Air, is essential. Anaerobic conditions inhibit decay as at Vindolanda
http://vindolanda.csad.ox.ac.uk/exhi...etting-2.shtml
The remarkable survival of the tablets is due to the anaerobic
conditions. Clay dumped to seal earlier occupation layers and level up for
rebuilding combined with the wet conditions to deny a supply of oxygen to
the bacteria that would otherwise rot organic materials.

Worms, insects and microorganisms are also essential, along with conditions
necessary for their growth.

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