Minimum Pile Size for Hot Composting Bin

My first forays into composting were utter disasters. Not simply failures, disasters. The first was in a plastic bin and quickly became overrun with fruit flies before I tossed the whole lot out a month later (following barely any decomposition). The second was in an open pile and grew mold before I tossed it out following… barely any decomposition after two full months. After finally getting sick of wasting my time with poorly-managed compost bins, I dug in and learned that my primary (but certainly not only) issue was one of mass....

August 20, 2021 · 3 min · Nextdoor Homestead