Yes, you should cover your compost pile for two main reasons. A compost pile that has no cover can become dried-out if you’re having a hot period of weather. Covering a compost pile will keep it shaded and help to retain moisture. Constant rain will wash out some of the nutrients of a compost pile
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Also: How long does a compost pile stay hot? Yes. Any grass can catch fire in one big pile of grass clippings but it can only happen when a combination of circumstances conspire together to make it happen.  Here we’re looking at a phenomenon known as spontaneous combustion. This can happen when a pile of organic
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Also: What is the difference between hot and cold composting? You can make compost hotter by including a balanced range of ingredients in your compost from the beginning. You must include the right proportions of carbon ‘browns’ to go with the volume of nitrate ‘greens’ that you have. You can make make an existing compost pile
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Also: What are the disadvantages of composting? Can you turn a compost pile too much? The target: To make compost that’s black and crumbly. It mustn’t be too wet or too dry. It mustn’t smell or be infested with flies. The thing about making compost is that it should be easy. After all, we’re only trying
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Also: Is urine a good compost activator? Should I add dirt to my compost? Can you add sugar to compost? How do you make wood chips compost faster? Can you keep adding to a compost pile? If you’re trying to work out how to make a compost activator, there’s one ingredient that will save you a
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Also: How do I know if soil is acidic? What can you add to soil to make it more acidic? Can you use vinegar to acidify soil? Do coffee grounds acidify soil? Does epsom salt make soil more acidic? Does sawdust make soil acidic? Any kind of soil can be acidic. The most acidic soils
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Also: How do I make compost more acidic? Is multi purpose compost acidic?  How do I reduce the acidity in my compost? Compost that you make at home is unlikely to be alkaline. Home compost will either be slightly acidic or very near neutral. If you have compost that shows an acidic level of lower
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Also: How do you fix soggy compost? How do I know if my compost is too wet? What will happen if you left the compost too long? Does compost go bad? Why does my compost smell like poop? Most people start with a new compost bin and use it as a dump for kitchen waste.
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Also: What kind of bugs live in compost? Should there be grubs in my compost? Does compost attract flies? How do I get rid of bugs in my compost bin? Is it OK to have maggots in my compost? How long do maggots live for? Can I put caterpillars in compost? How did worms get
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Also: Which is better sheep or cow manure? Which is best chicken manure or cow manure? Can you fertilize with goat poop? What animal poop can be used as fertilizer? Is compost or manure better? What are the different types of organic manure? What kind of manure is best for rhubarb? All manure has a
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