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Will I hurt the garden soil if I add bran?
@tars, I doubt bran will cause any harm to your garden soil.
I live in East Tennessee and have a compost bin that I have been using for about a year, have turned it several times when adding new material, I was removing the contents from the bin and found that the bottom foot or so of the material is filled with a thick matt of roots, the roots are growing up from the ground and taking over the compost.
Why is this happening and how can I prevent it?
@Tim D. Jenkins, You need to turn the compost more often, this will keep the roots from growing up into the bin. At the very least you should turn your compost bin a few times a month and if possible once a week.
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