Not to boast but mine gets up to 75 Celsius at its peak. The trick is to raise it from the ground. Build your compost bays on thick mesh with bricks underneath to allow air flow and use a ratio of 70% carbon and 30% green. Also you need to wet it when you are building and also when you turn it. Happy composting
@fotosepp Sounds like you have a GREAT and HOT compost! Your 75 Celsius is over 160 Fahrenheit, which is WAY hotter than I've ever gotten mine. Temps like yours would certainly do a great job of killing most weed seeds. Thanks for the tips! Happy composting!
@sugerbear520: Absolutely! In fact, I don't know any other good use for human urine. Search YouTube for "Human Urine for Compost, Start to Finish" and within ~3 minutes you will likely be convinced! Urine is great source of Nitrogen and water for the compost. It also saves on flushing the toilet (what a waste of water to get rid of something that is actually valuable to the garden/compost). Happy composting!
Compost made of: Leaves, Human urine, Straw, Shredded paper, Kitchen scraps, Dirt, Yard clippings (but no weed seeds). By the end of May the compost Temperature was 130 degrees Fahrenheit, my hottest compost ever!
Not to boast but mine gets up to 75 Celsius at its peak. The trick is to raise it from the ground. Build your compost bays on thick mesh with bricks underneath to allow air flow and use a ratio of 70% carbon and 30% green. Also you need to wet it when you are building and also when you turn it. Happy composting
fotosepp 1 year ago
@fotosepp Sounds like you have a GREAT and HOT compost! Your 75 Celsius is over 160 Fahrenheit, which is WAY hotter than I've ever gotten mine. Temps like yours would certainly do a great job of killing most weed seeds. Thanks for the tips! Happy composting!
OrganicGarden123 1 year ago
wow didn't know human urine can be use in compost?
sugerbear520 1 year ago
@sugerbear520: Absolutely! In fact, I don't know any other good use for human urine. Search YouTube for "Human Urine for Compost, Start to Finish" and within ~3 minutes you will likely be convinced! Urine is great source of Nitrogen and water for the compost. It also saves on flushing the toilet (what a waste of water to get rid of something that is actually valuable to the garden/compost). Happy composting!
OrganicGarden123 1 year ago
Compost made of: Leaves, Human urine, Straw, Shredded paper, Kitchen scraps, Dirt, Yard clippings (but no weed seeds). By the end of May the compost Temperature was 130 degrees Fahrenheit, my hottest compost ever!
OrganicGarden123 1 year ago