What is the Ideal Menu for My Compost Heap?
A basic rule of thumb is the greater variety of ingredients that go into the heap the better your finished compost will be. Different ingredients behave differently in a compost heap. Nettles, comfrey, leaves, urine, grass cuttings are great activators: they create rapid high temperatures when heaped; however unless they are mixed with tougher, fibrous materials they create a sloppy, stinking mass. This is because they compact down as they decompose, squeezing out the air and creating anaerobic conditions.
