View Single Post
Old June 28, 2013   #74
COMPOSTER
Tomatovillian™
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 252
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Master_Gardener View Post
What is the purpose of using a tarp? Seems like it would withhold water from the soil and slow down decomposition. Nature does not use tarps.

Russel
The tarp might be reccomended to prevent the materials from becoming so saturated with water that they become anorobic and also from preventing the nutrients leaching out of the materials before they compost.
COMPOSTER is offline   Reply With Quote