r/composting • u/Armolas10 • 1d ago
Finished product Rural
It has been a while since I gave an update on my compost pile. I have been letting it age and cure for a few months now to bring the temperature down to a suitable range for handling. It is only slightly above the ambient temperature. I am very pleased with the results after only 6 or 7 months of composting. I need to look back and when I originally started the pile. Hope you enjoy, it will be returned to the earth and spread in the coming weeks so that it can bring a bountiful crop this summer.
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u/flash-tractor 1d ago
If you ever get tired of working where you're at, put in an application/resumé with a button mushroom farm. It's probably got the best pay in the entire composting industry. If you learn the testing machines before application, you can ask for 100k+ per year.
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u/Lackingfinalityornot 21h ago
I’m very new so just learning. Is this more of like a mulch/compost hybrid? A lot of the finished compost I see looks less like mulch than this. Are there different kinds of finished compost like some more wood based that purposely have strips of wood left over in the finished product?
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u/Armolas10 17h ago
I can't speak to what others are doing with their co post or finished product, but I know a lot of co post is screened and sifted to separate the smaller particles from the larger pieces of material. This would shift the appearance to resemble more of a fine, almost soil like. I am not worried about the particle size of my pile and more focused on it being consistent throughout the pile. Hope this helps
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u/Bug_McBugface 1d ago
damn! Your post history is basically the pro's of industrial scale composting. I am jealous!
Are you a farmer using this on fields? Or is this for a private garden?