The Science of Compost: Unlocking the Secrets of Decomposition

The Poor Prole’s Almanac

Bleav + The Poor Prole’s Alamanac

Home Garden, Home, Science, Plants, Lifestyle, Outdoors, How To, Home & Garden, Nature, Leisure, Education

4.9 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we highlight the fundamentals of compost. What's actually going on in your compost pile, and how does that influence the decisions you make to keep your compost pile healthy? Why does compost sometimes seem to be beneficial and sometimes it doesn't, and what do all of the microbes in the soil have to do with it? Sources: "Let it Rot! The Farmer's Guide to Composting" Stu Campbell "The Science of Compost: Life, Death & Decay in the Garden", Dr. Julian Doberski Support this podcast by visiting www.patreon.com/poorprolesalmanac or sign up for our newsletter at www.poorproles.com

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the pork Pearl's Almanac, everybody. It's hot. It's stinky. It's compost. It's not the clap. Well, no, it's not
0:22.6	stinky. It's hopefully not too stinky. It's the kind of, it's compost. I think, yeah,
0:28.9	that's a fine intro. Yeah. I mean, who is going to disagree with? I hope it's not the clap,
0:34.3	really. Come on. Is that the new slogan it is like collapse is coming
0:39.1	don't get the collapse yeah stock palm medicine comes full circle just saying yeah so
0:47.7	let's talk shit let's talk shit oh no oh that's pretty bad it's all about the
0:52.4	like like with the young kids, Andy.
0:55.4	They talk about the shit.
0:56.8	Sounds like you're talking about something cool.
0:59.0	Yeah, exactly.
0:59.8	We're hip.
1:01.4	So not the clap, it's the shit.
1:04.9	I mean, sometimes the clap is shit, not the shit.
1:09.9	Oh, god, damn.
1:10.7	The definitive article is really important here. Yeah. Wait, not the shit. Oh, goddammit.
1:13.0	The definitive article is really important here.
1:13.6	Yeah.
1:16.0	Wait, is the definitive or indefinitive?
1:16.9	I don't know.
1:18.0	Definitely.
1:18.9	Jesus Christ, Matt.
1:20.8	Weren't you just in college, like last week?
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