Ah, so their way of saying it gets gelatinous really means that it gets moldy?
Figures. In our dry weather and quick draining soil, it might work out in the raised bed as a component no more than 5% of the total. I can't take it back, and hate to waste it. We have much more trouble keeping soil moist than we do keeping it dry, here. (We haven't had rain here in...hmmm... over a month? Our average here is about 10 inches
a year, I think)
Joanie