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Compost Trouble Shooting Guide

Having trouble with your compost?  Check out the trouble-shooting guide below:

Symptom Cause  Solution
Pile not heating up Lack of nitrogen Add a nitrogen source such as fresh manure, grass clippings or blood meal. Mix the pile.
Pile needs to be turned Mix pile by bringing outside material to the center.
Low moisture When watering make sure the moisture gets to the center of the pile. Try poking deep holes in the pile before watering.
Compost is finished Finished compost smells earthy rather than rotten or moldy and is dark and crumbly.
Compost is damp and only the center is warm Pile is too small Add more compost material.
Unpleasant odor Too much nitrogen Add high carbon material such as straw, pine needles, grass clippings or vegetable trimmings and aerate.
Compaction Aerate.
Overwatering Add dry leaves or wood chips to soak up water and aerate.

 
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