On 03/12/2013 09:39, Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article ], Chris ] wrote:
Compost heap is a metre square and 1.2 metres high.
Too wet.
Should I repeatedly turn it?
Or what?

Ideally, turn it to loosen it. But, in any case, cover it loosely
with polythene or something to keep the rain off and let it drain.
When it is a better moisture level, turn it and cover it or not
as the rain indicates.

Loosening the top layer a bit will probably help too. For such a small
one I'd be inclined to hack it into lumps with a spade and then leave it
loosely reassembled so the air can get into it again.

In almost every case, doing nothing would work, too, as it will
dry out somewhat next 'summer' and carry on rotting down then.
But it would take longer - perhaps a year or two.

Getting a compost heap to behave seems to be a lot easier if you have
larger ones. It is always the small garden ones that compact to foul
smelling anaerobic green slime. Next year the OP might want to consider
putting a few bricks underneath his heap to allow water to drain away.

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Regards,
Martin Brown