I started this pile about a month ago, but it hasn't gotten hot yet. Husband refuses to pee on it. It's mostly grass, dropped figs + fig leaves, and maybe a 1/2 lb of tumbled veggies that looked delightfully compost-y when I made the transfer. Turned yesterday, no change. What can I be doing better?
by elvendork323
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Your doing everything right but it is very small still. It will get hot when it is a much bigger pile. Just keep adding and occasionally turning.
You need more biomass and make sure has adequate moisture
She too smol
More stuff. Get that pile 3 -4 feet tall.
>Husband refuses to pee on it.
“Husband”
Too small
Aside from small, looks very dry to me
Force husband to pee
Husband’s arent the only ones who pee, just saying!
Do women not pee either? /s Theres no reason you cant use a bucket or something.
Its just too small, get more material in there and it will heat up faster. Adding more potent greens like coffee grounds will get it more active too.
It looks a bit on the dry side too. Proper moisture level will help it be more active with microbes.
I would keep it more damp
I don’t think size it your issue. I compost in outside trash cans sooooo….. The green compostables are what adds nitrogen and causes it to “heat up” have you tried food scraps? Was any of this green when you started? We use left over vegetable/fruit remains, old coffee grounds, green freshly cut grass. For brown we use saw dust, toilet paper rolls cut up, dry dead grass, leaves, twigs etc have you turned or mixed it up? Added water? It doesn’t look anerobic so I think you just need to level it out
You might have unrealistic expectations…
Wayyyyy too tiny to get hot. It needs to be at least a cubic yard/meter to have enough material to get hot.