Household ammonia: can it contribute any Nitrogen to compost

Have a source of horse manure and straw. Most of it is not very well decomposed. I wet it w/the hose and run it over with the lwan mower 2-4 times and it’s great mulch. However, I’d like to compost it and was wondering if adding regular household ammonia to the compost pile would help add nitrogen to speed composting?

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#1 Comment By ALynch On 07/21/2012 @ 9:38 pm

Yup! That’s what my husband uses! just pour some on over your pile (not the whole bottle!) and MIX IT IN….you’ll be amazed what household products can be used to help our lawns, flowers, compost…

#2 Comment By KF5EMZ1@GMAIL.COM On 07/28/2012 @ 8:27 am

Use 1 tbs of black strap molasas to one gal water and water ur compost and the mico will help brake down the compost.

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