Hello everyone,
First time composter here. I opened my Aerobin today for the first time after throwing things in for a bit longer than a month. It looks like there is a whole thriving ecosystem there! I just wanted to check if it's what it should be like? Thanks!
by Existential_potat
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CHECK that fungal growth!! It’s awesome; superstar decomposer. As a somewhat educated amateur, I would guess those white fruiting bodies and mycelia are Pleurotus sp. (oyster mushroom), just based on the vigor of growth and likely high-carbon substrate. Can’t say for sure without seeing a mature fruiting body that’s been exposed to air long enough to complete the fruiting process.
As a composting noob, I can’t speak to the rest, but there are definitely *good* things going on here from a fungal perspective.
I personally hot compost, your bin is cold but happily decomposing all the same. I see no problems there
Oh no you’ve got space penis’s!
Looks great. Stir it. Those ‘shrooms Will breakdown organic materials!
The mycelium (white stuff the mushrooms are growing from) will help break down the contents of your compost bin and the green stuff on the mycelium I think is trichoderma which is fantastic for plants. Hopefully be potent stuff.
If you expose some of that to sunlight for a few days you could get some great mushrooms off it, if they are the edible kind of course
Looks like it needs mixing but that’s just me!
Love to see it. I get mushrooms similar to those in one of my worm bins. They pop up then dissolve into a black liquid within a couple days.
Sexy mushrooms.
Healthy cold compost, nothing wrong there
Need more information. How often are you peeing on it and how much pee per time are you giving it?
Very cool seeing the layers. Looks like the bottom is dark and closer to being finished. Then the active white layer with the mycelium. Then the fresh top layer.
Looks like it’s doing its job. Only you can judge if mixing the bin is worth the risk of spilling if that is a risk. But I like getting my pile mixed up to get beneficial bacteria and fungi throughout. Each layer could benefit from or contribute to the others essentially.