Last year I made a leaf and coffee grounds based compost mound that was 12ft X 5ft X 3ft. I turned it every few days for the first couple of months (Oct/Nov). It got very hot. I then reconstructed the mass into a tower 5ft X 5ft X 5ft with some 5” piping running bottom to top. I let it sit until Aug/Sep. occasionally I would spray it down to keep it moist. This year I built a box from old fencing 3.5ft X 3.5ft X 3.5ft and filled it with yard waste, neighbor’s garden waste, meadow waste, pine needles, coffee grounds, shredded maple leaves, and food scraps. I built over two weekends. Two days after declaring it finished it was reading 100F. I will turn it once in late winter (Feb/Mar) and then plan to use it as a garden bed amendment in the fall of ‘26. Much less work for hopefully similar results.
by NikJam16
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