Best bedding for rotting down/composting?

[kit279]

I've got the horses at home and would like to change bedding from straw to something that will compost easily and fast so I can start on my garden in earnest.

What is the best bedding for this? Can I use wood pellets or does it need to be something like flax or hemp?

 

[Wagtail]

I found that megazorb is beter than anything else. Wood pellets are better than shavings but not as good as megazorb.

 

[Thistle]

I use wood pellets for the horses at home, doesn't smell, quick and easy and rots down to crumbly chocolate.

 

[meandmyself]

I like Equisorb- it's tiny little bits of flax that rots very quickly. Plus it's very easy to work with.

http://www.equisorb.com/

 

[appylass]

Flax breaks down more quickly than anything else, I know people who put it straight on the garden. Wood pellets are ok, but by the nature of them they look broken down before they are truly 'composted'.

 

[Steeleydan]

I always thought it was the Eco bed card board stuff that decomposed the quickest.

 

[miss_c]

Apparently Aubiose (hemp) decomposes very quickly, but I don't know how quickly/good it is as I don't use it as compost!

 

[Aperchristmas]

Apparently Aubiose (sp) composts within a matter of weeks! I know that shavings is the worst for composting, but straw isn't great either. Beyond that I'm no help, sorry.

 

[squirrel29]

We have used aubiose (hemp) for years. It composts down to crumbly compost within 4 months unlike wood shavings which take forever. Another one to consider is Aquamax wood pellets which also compost down very quickly.