Hi all, one thing I've found using equipoo is that you don't want to store it in a deep pile otherwise when you come to dig it onto your beds, the first spade depth will look nice and dark and below that it'll be as fresh as when the horse discarded it. I fill up the midden through the winter and in the spring, turn it out to let air get to it, about 18" deep. After about 8 to 10 weeks, it should be very dark and a bit crumbly. I use fresh stuff in the dalek mixed with straw, that rots down very quickly, otherwise, spread it on unused beds to keep weeds down and dig in the spring. Remember that equipoo is very acidic and you may need to adjust the Ph of your soil, depending what your growing in it.