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Originally Posted by tedln
What is "an extended period"? A few hours or a few days?
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A few hours would get some to most. A few days will get most to all. About a week will get everything.
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Will the high heat not not degrade the bacterial colony that caused the high heat?
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Actually, yes. But not completely wipe it out. But, without the addition of fresh material, it will die off anyway...and the bacteria responsible are common in all soils, so there is a ready supply to move in and 'be fruitful and multiply (or is that divide?).
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Originally Posted by tedln
Will the high heat not degrade the nutritional value of the compost exposed to the heat for an extended period?
Ted
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No. It actually transforms some of the nutrients into more 'useful' forms. Water will leach out far more nutrients.