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| Day 6, 10th Aug 54 Degrees after turning |
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| Day 7, 11th Aug 57 Degrees |
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| Day 8, 12th Aug Back down to 52 |
I had no idea what to expect when using a thermometer. Once the pile declined in temperature the second time around I decided to leave it at that. By the 'look' of the compost it was good enough for me to use as a mulch, which at the moment I intended it to be. Although if your making 'proper' compost, ideally it could have done a couple of months to cure and rot down, let the worms and microbes do their thing.
My thoughts are that it's going to cure anyway on the ground, so it can do it's thing there.
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| Day 9, 13th Aug Slow drop in temp, 50 Degrees |
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| Day 10, 14th Aug Huge jump overnight, 43 Degrees |
I'm yet to figure out the benefit of letting it cure/rot down in a pile or let it do that at ground level. I'm sure I'll figure it out one day! For the moment I needed to make more growing space and give everything a good old mulchy compost before the hot weather, so the HUGE amount of compost I did manage to make was good enough for me!!!
THANK YOU to a fellow Permie friend for the lending me the thermometer. Your the best!
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| Day 11, 15th Aug 38 Degrees |
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