So my compost self ignited

by LobsangDTwain

18 Comments

  1. Arbiter51x

    You need to cross post this onto r/composting

  2. Involuntary-Expert

    Well…your nitrogen content just increased

  3. One-Bridge-8177

    Turning it with a pitch fork helps keep this from happening also a mist of water time to.time

  4. CakePhool

    Time to dig and make sure you do not get ground fire and zombie fires.

  5. transworldxpedition

    Yes, you have to turn it regularly, I turn mine weekly and also add water

  6. Spontaneous combustion isn’t just a human thing.

  7. One-Bridge-8177

    I never had any problems with this , any the moisture helped with the bio. But it’s just a mist ,not much just enough to keep moisture

  8. miked_1976

    Wow…what was the mix of inputs. You hear of this happening, but my impression is it’s pretty rare.

  9. rob1969reddit

    Hay/Alfalfa stacks will do this as well. Gotta watch those internal temps.

    Glad you were able to contain it.

  10. rob1969reddit

    `Hay fires are primarily caused by spontaneous combustion, which occurs when hay is baled with too much moisture (typically above 20%). This moisture fuels bacteria and fungi that produce heat, causing the hay to ferment and rise to temperatures exceeding (175^{circ}text{F}) ((80^{circ}text{C})), which can lead to ignition within roughly six weeks of baling.`

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