Hot compost is typically “finished” faster than cold compost. This means if you put in the work to keep your compost pile in the hot temperature range, you can have compost you can use in your garden much sooner than if you build a compost pile and leave it to do its thing.
I actively manage my hot compost pile until it stops heating up when I turn it, add water while I turn and add greens (nitrogen) with the turn. Once it stops heating up, I know it is ready to rest and cure for a couple months. I will know that the compost is ready to use in my garden when the temperature of the pile is the same temperature as the outside air temperature.
A compost pile needs 4 things to heat up;
AIR-flipping the pile or adding a chimney or compost lung will add air
WATER-I add water whenever I flip my pile and anytime it hasn’t rained in awhile
CARBON-also referred to as “browns,” which can be cardboard, wood chips, shredded leaves, etc
NITROGEN-also referred to as “greens,” which can be garden clippings, non-treated grass clippings, bokashi, kitchen scraps, used coffee grounds, soaked alfalfa cubes/pellets, etc.
additionally animal manure, like chicken, rabbit and sheep can be used as nitrogen, but I don't use any manures so I can not speak to that.
I like to aim for a 2/3 carbon (I use mostly wood chips which you can get for free using www.chipdrop.com) to 1/3 nitrogen ratio when building a pile. I add some nitrogen every time I flip the pile until the pile stops heating back up post flip.
If your compost pile starts to smell, it has gone anaerobic (no oxygen) and is too wet and nitrogen heavy. Try flipping the pile to add air and adding some more brown material like cardboard.
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