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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: viettaclark on March 26, 2011, 00:00

Title: steaming compost
Post by: viettaclark on March 26, 2011, 00:00

Is it the warm weather we've had or is it because I aerated the compost in the dalek a bit using one of those compost aerators? Or perhaps a mixture of both? My compost has suddenly become very hot and is heaving with worms again.

Title: Re: steaming compost
Post by: Yorkie on March 26, 2011, 00:13

Probably a combination of the two.  It's warmed up generally this week, but by remixing the contents of the bin you're probably adding air and moisture around - thus increasing the composting activity