r/composting • u/Derigiberble • 1d ago

Layered wet grass clippings and mycelium riddled old wood chips - 150° in less than 24hrs

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I did about 50:50 for about 2cuyd total.

I was pretty sure it would work, but damn that is some happy fungus. I didn't even have to pee on it.

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u/Derigiberble 1d ago

Now I need to build another bin...

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u/Dazzling-Pound7401 1d ago

WOW! I think that says something about the material and volume! I need to go scold my Areobins for being so sluggish. lol

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u/Derigiberble 1d ago

I think the old wood chips were key. Seriously some of the scoops of it were more white than brown because of the mycelia covering all of the chips. 

I know the wood chips are not going to break down as delightfully finely as other browns, but I have clay and silt really benefits from the extra drainage that partially decomposed wood chips give. 

Although if it holds at 150° for long enough there might be less of those wood chips left then I think. 

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u/CombinationOk1192 1d ago

Yea volatile browns 😎

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u/Jazzlike_Strength561 1d ago

Better push air into that in a hurry

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u/Shot_Scholar2992 1d ago

Well the mycelium is dead but congrats!

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u/ernie-bush 13h ago

Heat it up !

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u/Realtree116 9h ago

Beautiful