Restarting a compost pile

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mollytommy Joined: 7/21/2008 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 4	Posted: Oct/01/2008 8:11 AM PST I got a compost bin last year and for the first few months was very diligent about adding, watering, and turning. Well, life happens and now a year later I have old veggies and old weeds and old leaves and one giant ant nest in my bin. Can I just start adding on top of this and incorporate it in or should the old stuff be removed and I start over? Quote \| Reply \| Report

Aurora Joined: 4/24/2008 Location: Chesapeake VA Posts: 1933	Posted: Oct/01/2008 3:25 PM PST Just start adding again, doesn't matter at all If the ants are fire ants, you may want to kill them first though- OUCH!!! Quote \| Reply \| Report

loulou Joined: 4/14/2006 Location: arkansas Posts: 299	Posted: Oct/08/2008 4:51 PM PST I agree with Aurora. You should be able to just start adding to it again without starting over. I know what you mean when you say that life happens. I take composting by spurts depending on what is going on and how much time I have. Quote \| Reply \| Report

gardenprincess Joined: 9/26/2008 Location: HILLSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA Posts: 4	Posted: Oct/14/2008 8:27 PM PST Try adding some garden soil - my secret ingredient! All those microbes really help. Quote \| Reply \| Report