I bought 2 cubic yards of compost. After it was delivered it appears that it has a large amount of woody fragments/sticks/mulch. If I plunge my hand into the center of the pile it feels cool so I don't think there's more super active decomposition going on. Is this amount of woody material problem? Will let tie up additional soil nitrogen or am I overthinking it?
by Fun_Obligation_2918
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Looks okay to me, I get good compost from hydroponic stores in very small batches, it’s dry, small woody visuals. Cold doesnt mean no microbial activity, also they could be there just not super active.
I’m sure more educated people will have other things to say in varying opinions based on individual experience.
The ONLY way to know for sure is to break out a microscope and look for activity , or make some tea and look for microbes
Maybe I misunderstand, but shouldn’t “done” compost be cold? There shouldn’t be any heat produced anymore from what I understand