I started this bin around October 2025, and stopped to add stuff to it at the end of January 2026. I turned about 3 times in total. It's really wet, and I don't feel the heat at all. Did I do it right? What should I do next? Zone 8b, PNW. Thank you all!
by Aggressive-Image5896
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Add some browns, turn more often (like weekly), add some earth worms and before someone else says it, pee on it
Oh and your bin needs a lot of holes on sides and bottom
It’s too small to heat up. Compost only really heats up when it’s 3 or 4 feet square and high. That’s okay though.
If there are no drainage holes in the bottom and sides, skanky water will pool in there and make an impressive bad smell throughout your neighborhood.
I think it looks like it has enough browns, like I see a lot of leaves, and is that shredded cardboard? And it has enough moisture. If you can get coffee grounds from a cafe that might kick it in to action and make it finish.