| All the hay had to be raked into windrows with hand rakes, and the women of the household had to take a hand. |
| Cut and crimp as bottom leaves begin to yellow, and don't turn windrows before harvest. |
| Vermicompost can also be made in windrows by placing fresh waste on one side of the row while harvesting from the other side. |
| This is then stacked into windrows or movable racks under a roofed area, and the piles are periodically aerated. |
| The compost is stacked in huge heaps or windrows, which are turned once a week. |
| The heaps, known as windrows, bring down the temperature of the garbage and prevent leaching too, Ms. Patel says. |
