Decay of coconut shells: was Re: [NatureNS] bird feeder made from coconut?

Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:05:16 -0400
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Lois Codling wrote:

>   It has lasted a surprising number of years. 

Hi Lois & All,            Feb 1, 2007
    I have had a half coconut shell variously in the compost heap or 
buried in the garden for about 30 years. Even in this environment, where 
the half-life of most organic matter is brief, it looked pristine when I 
last saw it about 5 years ago. This has led me to wonder why the tropics 
are not sky deep in coconut shells. Is there some cold-intolerant fungus 
that can live on these in warmer climates ?
Yours truly, Dave Webster, Kentville



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