"Liza" wrote in message news:40b5c01a$1@tyson...

To get your compost to heat up : Add a equal mixture of manure, dry leaves
straw etc, green manure such as grass clippings, water well and cover with
something. (plastic/paper/cardboard etc)


grass and leaves uncovered (even these days of relentless rain around
here) get hot just fine, no need to add manure. In fact, I usually
find that grass clippings kill their own seeds.