[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.

[Red_Devil 232]

Thanks to you both! This is so much better than politics right now!