The Compost Hot Pile is definitely hot!

Post date: Jun 10, 2012 6:42:27 PM

Last Monday our good friends from the Queens Botanical Garden Compost Project and a couple of very nice Master Composters in training came down to help us put together a hot pile using our collected scraps.

The Pile was up to 150 - 160F, which is a little too hot, so hot in fact that steam was rising as we turned it. I tried to capture this in film, but I don't think the picture really shows how hot and steamy the pile really is:

Meanwhile, here is a picture of (L-R) Gina, Andrew, Chris Ashley and Laura finishing up the hot pile constructions that I neglected to post the other day:

There are more pictures of the hot pile construction courtesy of Laura in the Gallery if you would like to see more.

Thanks again to everyone that came to give us a hand.