How To Build A Fast-Burning Compost Heap With Straw Bale:

If your attempts at ping seem to take forever to break down to a useable product, try building your next p heap with sw b. Remember to get organic sw bs if you have an organic garden.
The idea is to use bs of (organic) sw as the exnal structure of your p heap - it will hold your ping ingredients. The sw bs allow air to flow through your heap and because they are organic maial themselves they contribute to the heating up process of the heap. Eventually you can use them as ingredients in a future p heap.

Step - by - Step

1. Wheat or pea sw are the best types of bs for ping. Start by building one p pile, then if you have the space you can cre a row of ping "bins". Build the structure two bs high, with three sides, covering your joins with the second row for strength. Leave the front section open and have the working area about 1.5m square.

2. Layer organic maials directly on the bare soil base. Build with aln layers of nitrogen rich maials such as animal manures, grass clippings, frey or yarrow and high carbon maials such as kitchen scraps, sw, shredded paper etc.

3. To allow bet air flow you need to place a pvc pipe into the middle of your heap, on an angle as you build. Your heap will start to pact with the breaking down process. You can jiggle the pipe every week or two, to let in more air, then remove it af about four weeks.

4. Continue layering ingredients around the pipe. Make sure you wa each layer (unless it is really wet already) as you go to help speed up the ping process. Always include as much variety of ingredients as possible for an excellent final product, including generous amounts of animal manures.

5. When your layers have reached the top of your sw b structure, cover the whole thing with biscuits (small sections of a b) of sw. This will further help retain heap which give you a fast-burning heap. Give it another good waing.

6. To gener more heat enclose the front of your structure with more bs. Wa twice a week during dry or windy weather. When the ingredients start to collapse (about four weeks) you can remove the pipe.

You can quickly cre p that will enrich your soil, improving the health and vigour of you plants.