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Jul 22, 2015 6:27 PM CST
Name: Rick Corey
Everett WA 98204 (Zone 8a)
Sunset Zone 5. Koppen Csb. Eco 2f
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Spot composting sounds spot-on.

Yeah, "grain" SOUNDS like a brown, but my theory is that almost anything humans eat has a lot of N in it.

>> crushed and steeped for about 30 minutes.

Were they fermented with the yeast? If you have the entire "wort" (is that the word?) available, it probably ha a lot of yeast in it, and yeast are HIGH in N.

>> My compost pile is currently covered with weeds (my pile doesn't get hot) - lots of work just to mix in the grains at the moment.

Aww, think of all those tiny compost-critters working their little hearts out for you, and you aren't using their product!

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