Has a friend ever actually told you that they couldn't be friends with you anymore for some reason ?

I've been waiting for you. Did your mulch go? Jw if you had to add like because I think I need to but I don't want to pay for a soil test

It's not compost yet. I think it might be time to turn the first the first pole and add some blood/bone Neal for a nitrogen boost but so far nothing seems to be happening. However I see some vines growing out of the pile so maybe I could just plant in the compost pile 😂

Lmao! Well you could till it into your garden since its early spring. I have the opposite issue here because the soils pretty acidic by default so idfk, it's a lot of work to mess up on lol

That would be. I might turn some of my worms loose on the pile to see if they can do some damage to bring the bulk of the pile down. A family friend told me abour some one she knew who did just that.

Did a soil test cost a lot to do? I'd like to get one. I haven't checked the cost and I lost a raspberry start this year already.

There are some you can do yourself thst costs like five bucks or you can send a sample into a lab which must be pricey. Did you use leaves for your brown and did you cut them up @crabbyhermit:

I did buy a ph soil meter have yet to open the box. My pile has a lot rotting pine and pine needles because that's what's readily available at my home. There also oak leaves. Another pile is all oak leaves and other random sticks imported from a landscaping job I had. I haven't taken the time to crumble anything. I figure my pitchfork will help to crumble it all. I recently got a non working mulched that when I get fixed will have a lot of work to do.

Sounds like it might be really acidic? I have that issue anyway so I need to get some lime@crabbyhermit:

Acidicity prevents compost from happening or you think the soil acidity killed the raspberry?

Idk if it would kill it, like raspberries grow in the acidic soil here. It would maybe stunt their growth I think@crabbyhermit: