HEAT UP COLD COMPOST (PART 1) // A Guide to Re-Activate your Compost Pile and Start Hot Composting

[@the_green_anna]

That material would definitely had been composting just fine if it had only been damp. No activator required. 🙂 If you make the sides less open and also cover it, you will keep it moist much easier. Thanks for the video! Love composting! 😁💚

[@OurLibertyHouse]

We have since added a micro sprayer off our drip line to help with moisture. The activator wasn’t necessary but I have used it with success a few times for a jump start since we bought the box as a trial. Thanks for the comment

[@denisewilliams8609]

Such hard work, dump it in the other bin.

[@howlis]

I agree, to help keep it damp line the sides of the bin with old compost bags.

[@yes350yes]

Sorry Beth you are incorrect, coffee grounds are considered a GREEN!!!!!!!!!!!! But you guys are on the right track.

[@yes350yes]

Adding my two cents here, I use rabbit food pellets which has some alfalfa in it which can help a lot to heat up a pile, but of course your pile has to be big enough at to the size of your shown pile,. Also many people who want their pile to develope faster make sure the pile bits are already broken down to a degree.

[@joniboulware1436]

That pile was simply dry as a bone. It would have started right up with wetting it down and saved yourself a turn at that stag. Cover the pile to reduce the evaporation water loss.

[@OurLibertyHouse]

Covering the pile would help. Not practical with our bin set up. We’ve added a mister since this video was filmed that goes off with our normal irrigation and it’s made a lot of difference. Thanks

[@CinnamonDelight-xb8pl]

I thought coffee grounds were considered green?

[@OurLibertyHouse]

They are more nitrogen than carbon. Sorry if we said otherwise in the video!

[@gavan1988]

@@OurLibertyHouse No worries, thanks for responding. I am very new to vermicomposting

[@pawelkapica5363]

I was about to say the same, although brown in color coffee grounds are considered green because of the high nitrogen contents. In your article you also put coffee grounds in the brown category.

[@OurLibertyHouse]

@@pawelkapica5363 thanks for letting us know, I will get that fixed!

[@kaleyjanenigh]

Did this get the pile going again? Would love an update!

[@robertjamesofwales]

Enjoyed your video thanks both but please don't waste your money on expensive activators. Lucas that's your job🤔(when nature calls if you get my drift)

[@kaleyjanenigh]

Coffee grounds are greens.

[@philipdodge6881]

Respect what you are doing but second bin was empty. You should have removed all of the compost from one bin, mixed it and put a little in bin 2, water and add more, watered, rinse and repeat.

[@OurLibertyHouse]

In hindsight, that definitely would have been easier!

[@TheJosephb22]

I would caution against using paper shreds. Ink and other additives should never go into your soil.

[@mickgof]

I cant believe how dry that stuff is?

[@OurLibertyHouse]

We have since added a mister that goes off when our normal irrigation goes off and has helped a lot. But yes the heat from composting quickly makes it dry out. We’ve made a lot of changes since this video was made. Still using the same bin system though

[@AllderHouse]

Why didn’t you just flip to other bin?

[@OurLibertyHouse]

Our process hinges on having one bin “cooking” while we have one bin for adding. Even though it was inactive it had already been composting and it would be quicker to kick start that process with some stirring and composter activator than to start from scratch

[@donthompson4912]

Way too much green .

[@hearcamir7810]

Disturbing

[@OurLibertyHouse]

Huh?