Q.R. (Quick Result) Composting

Hi!  

In a two-year-old post, I learned about Quick Result Composting, a method developed by Maye Bruce in the 30's and 40's.  I've read part of her book, which appears here:

http://journeytoforever.org/farm_library/QR/QRToC.html

I was intrigued, and started searching for the special activator.  I found some on the net and was about to order, but then I wondered if this might be too good to be true.  So I thought I'd reopen this topic for discussion to see if anyone has since tried this method.  

By the way, if anyone is interested, I found a Canadian distributor https://www.richters.com/Web_store/web_store.cgi?searchterm=t1300&search_catalogue_button=Go and an American one http://www.biconet.com/compost/QRInoculant.html.  

Color me extremely dubious that any addition to a compost heap would dramatically reduce the time needed to fully compost. C:N ratio, heat, and air flow always seemed like the only ways to effectively reduce composting time.

But something I have been dying to experiment with is ASP composting. The idea with ASP is that you make your pile on top of perforated pipes and suck/blow air through the pipes. This makes a lot of sense to me. It's kind of like the upsides of turning your pile (increasing airflow) without the downsides (effort, redistributing heat & moisture). I've talked to a few people who swear by it and say they get completed compost in a fraction of the time. That being said, I'm not a huge fan of the energy needed to push that air. But I suspect with some experimentation, something similar with a lower energy footprint could be possible.

Kyle, that sounds interesting, but just too complicated for me, even if it were possible to do with a low energy footprint.

I just read a short book about QR composting. According to the author (M. E. Bruce - “Common Sense Compost Making), the activator works through radiation of processed weed ingredients - here is mainly nettle and yarrow with the addition of honey for enzymes. For this reason, dosage is small and homoeopathic size.
She is purely under influence of Dr. Stainer with his biodynamic preparations for composting she says she simplified. Radiation is the key