Just thought I'd throw this idea out see what you think,

Dig a deep hole at your site, remove top soil and leave in a pile, remove lower soil and discard. Throw into the hole a load of nettles, leaves, twigs and a bit of top soil. Cover with a bit of old carpet. Next visit repeat. The idea being that you "make" compost at you site rather than carrying it in. You could also add a humus maker such as seaweed extract ect. Each time you visit your plant one year you add to the pile then leave over winter and by year two you have some good comost. Thoughts?

Wakenbake

bullshit .. thats what i dig in during the frosty months .. leaves and twigs take a long time to compost down .. nettles .. the goodness will be washed away .. lots of shit is what ya want

Leaves and twigs will take a long time to compost - but nettles rot down pretty quick.

Best to dig it, weed it, and sew some green manure seeds. Then dig it over again in March/April - cover it for a month ready for a May/June planting.

plant a few comfray cut's near your site and cut it back when all the vegetation is dying off,gather all the dying vegetation and mix it with the comfray leaves,it will rot down very fast ready for spring.

you can buy the bocking 14 type comfray cut's off fleabay cheap,maybe an idea for next yr.

I tryed this idea at the site im at, dug a hole started fillin it with grass /leaves an twigs, but when I came back to put more in, it had all gone, .....bloody rabbits

wouldn't have happened if you'd pissed on it. Not only is urine a great accelerant but rabbits can tell humans are around if they smell your piss, which they will and will not come close.

But I never need a slash when at the site

If you live near the sea you could throw in some fresh seaweed,dead fish and crabs and you could use seagul shit for your guano.

Plant white clover, leave over winter and mash in come spring green manure at its best
Comfrey is also a great idea cut of the leaves and leave it under shelter in a bucket will rot in about 2 weeks but fooking stinks

A hole in the ground is actually one of the best places to make comost as its well insulated and plenty of access for worms to get in. By putting a large amount in one go you can get "hot composting" which speeds up the process of decompostion. Its also important to get your ratios right 1 part green to two parts brown. Turning it also speeds up the composting process by allowing oxygen in. Following theese guidelines I reckon you could get some pretty decent compost in 8-12 months.

My main concern would be soil ph being too low. Maybe a bit of lime in the mix.

WB

This is really interesting, as we all need decent soil to start with. Isn't there a type of bean that can actually add nitrogen to the soil over winter? Or was I dreaming. Maybe sew some after hatvest, and dig in early New Year? I like the idea of compost in a hole, but this sounds like loads of work digging and gathering. I've found it easier to just bring stuff to the site. I've got a few bags of manure to bring next visit. I'll also add some cheap compost near planting. Easy to carry 1 bag at a time with a decent sized 'backpacker' backpack.

its a great idea, i will be doing this on my garden in the winter for next years manure etc..... but i wouldnt do this at my Guerrilla site, cos i dont want to leave any trails thru to it in the winter.... when it will be more easily accessible..

It's true digging in over winter can end up giving the game away. I'll be digging the soil over soon after harvest, and try to camo the plot as best as I can with leaves and twigs.

yeh il probably do it for year 2..