Manure Made from Rubbish

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22967, 19 February 1938, Page 10 (Supplement)

Manure Made from Rubbish

As in most tasks connected with gardening it pays to be methodical when dealing with rubbish. Simply thrown into a sprawling heap and left thus, it will occupy more ground space than is necessary. Decomposition will also be slow and irregular. The best plan is to build a rectangular stack. Where possible, turf walls will bo a great advantage. When these cannot be provided, it may be possible to form the walls of hard straight stems of herbaceous subjects, filling in the centre with lawn mowings, leaves, weeds and 'any other short soft material. Level out the rubbish and tread firmiy. Cover with the accelerating material, as directed by the vendors, and add' further layers until a height of four feet is reached. . It is a good plan to start a fresh stack when the first stack reaches that height. If too high a stack is made and fresh-material is added over a lengthv period, the bottom of the stack will be rotted and ready for digging in, long before the upper layers. Smaller heaps are,., more economical as the manure can be used whenever a patch of ground needs digging.