[Red_Devil 232]

I think I will keep the pine straw out. If you remember the name of that product please let me know.

[gardengirl]

I’ll find out when (if-grin) I go back to work and let you know.
I no longer feel like someone’s using my face for batting practice, but now my chest feels like there’s an elephant sitting on it. I don’t take much of anything and now I’ve got some heavyduty antibiotics, something else and cough syrup with codeine in it.

[tubebender]

You can over come the acidity with a small amount of Dolomite limestone powder as I do with redwood needles. They say you shouldn’t use Black Walnut leaves in a pile either but I have never tried them.

I have read that Septic tank bacteria supplement will work and is cheaper but I just sprinkle a couple of shovels-full of good garden soil over the pile as JA Rodale wrote in his early Organic Gardening books to add active bacteria.

[gardengirl]

The compost stuff we carry is put out by Hi-Yield. It’s called Compost Maker. Doesn’t say anywhere that I can find what is in it. I’m sure there are lots of others out there. Good luck!