Julienmos wrote:
Regarding the BRF: I put it in a relatively thin layer, 2 or 3 cm.
But in this case, with each period of dry weather, it will dry out quickly enough, which will slow down or stop its decomposition ... it therefore seems preferable to cover it (hay, dead leaves, etc.) so that it keeps humidity?
A clarification also on this.
At the beginning, rapid decomposition can be seen as a "plus": supplying the soil with mineral elements, therefore "fertilization".
Once your garden is well established, it's more of a problem: you're going to want the layers to last! And it is then a plus that it dries up on the surface!
In my hay, during the season, I observe two things:
- a wet layer, in contact with the ground, in the process of decomposition; it "swarms"; sometimes we see the mycelium; the roots of plants come in search of nutrients; as already written, I come to fear excessive wealth, with its cohort of drawbacks: vegetables "too pushed" therefore more sensitive, leaching of nitrates ...
- a dry layer above, which continues to assume the role of protection; if it rains, it gets wet, but it will dry out quickly (sun, wind); this is a good thing, because if it remained wet, we can neither exclude the emergence of seeds brought by the wind (dandelion "helicopters" for example), nor a too rapid decomposition giving me work: reloading!