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In order to thoroughly wet the compost pile, you can turn it a section at a time -- wetting each section until they’re damp. Then add more of the drier part of your pile to this section and wet the stuff that you add to the top. Repeat this until you have a nicely damp compost pile. If you don’t want to (or physically can’t) turn it, you can make deep holes into it and just stick the garden hose inside to wet it all the way through. Don’t forget to add some nitrogenrich organic sources to the pile, as well. Green (nitrogen) materials include vegetable trimmings, grass
clippings, algae, houseplants, alfalfa meal or hay, kelp/seaweed, coffee grounds, animal manure (herbivores), etc. You get the idea. Blood meal is a good addition or if you have a manure source (from an herbivore), it’ll also kick your pile into high gear.
Problem #2: Your Compost Pile smells bad. (It’s not supposed to smell, right?)
Solution #2: That’s right, it’s not suppose to smell. Compost piles working correctly smell earthy like the forest floor. Your compost pile may be “anaerobic. “ In other words, it may not be getting enough oxyFROM SCRATCH MAGAZINE