Thanks Ranger
Shovel, we really do so many things alike, & like you, I switch it up from one grow to the next.
For my leaf mold, I go out back & scoop up tree leaves that have just started to decompose. These are the ones that would have the most enzymes. This is my compost starter. I'm also having issues with a nasty neighbor who thinks she's getting over on me by dumping her grass clippings on my property. Once they've dried & started to compost, I scoop some up, mix in my pile & say 'thank you rich bitch'. If she only knew ha ha. She'd rather send them to the land fill than let me make use of them. Of course my kitchen scraps go in the pile. Only veggies, NEVER meat or meat by products. (Also, only manure from veg eaters, no meat eaters)
Now on to sea bird guano.... 6 miles south west of me on the North East river, head of the Chesapeake bay, is a little beach town. I take 2 5gal buckets with me to the town park on spring & fall clean up days.& load them up with the sea gull poo they scrape from the playground equipment. This stuff's great. I live up in the hills, surrounded by woods & farms, so I have quick & easy access to chicken & cow poo, friends with rabbits & guinea pigs, more good poo. Mother Natures gold mine right at my finger tips.
I do use my compost indoors after I've made it safe. Pre-heat oven @ 180º. Fill baking pans with compost & moisten. Bake @180º for 1 hr. Kills plant pathogens, insects, eggs, & larva, but not hot enough to kill nutrients. My used soil? I dump that in my gardens (flower & veg) & till it in. My water? Hell babe, I have a spring!
Peanut shells are great. Good call on that one Shovel! The fiber part is slow to decompose, so it helps loosen the soil, while adding all thoes organic nutrients.

Next post I'll go into my potting mix. I wanted to discuss compost now because hey, you start at the beginning , right?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PEACE!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~