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Yes, straw is great for composting. I use it in addition to paper and cardboard. I do cut the straw up a little though as I find it can mat and cause...

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By digestible ingredients, I'm talking more about the size of the brown material. In this case the cardboard. It's too large (indigestible in the short...

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If you are hitting those sorts of temperatures in degrees C you are probably doing everything right. Having said that, when it's working at that temperature...

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That's quite a bit of leachate. With the right mix and temperature, the theory is you should get very little. Most of the moisture should be driven off...

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The cardboard looks like it hasn't been cut into small enough pieces to break down properly and has formed a series of soggy layers that have likely blocked...

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I guess it depends if you have the standard Hotbin or the Hotbin mini. If you have the larger bin and it has a lot of material it can be heavy enough...

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Wood chips really don't compost well. It's because they contain a lot of cellulose and lignin which is really difficult for bacteria to break down. Dry...

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It looks a bit wet, hence the 'pond smell' but it looks well-rotted and should be fine for digging it into the garden or using as a mulch. If you need...

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In your first picture, the compost does look a bit 'off colour'. It looks like some kind of biofilm has grown on it. It's hard to tell. Mine is almost...

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I tried to test my leachate with a soil test kit. I'm sure it wasn't that accurate, but the result came out a hazy somewhere between 6.5 and 7.0. I would...

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I've had no issues keeping my Hotbin hot through the winter months, even with hard frosts, so it can be done. It did get cool after a couple of years...

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I've composted quite a bit of hay and straw in the hotbin. It really helps if it's cut up (I run the mower over mine). Woodchips work better when they...

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I used to breed worms. From the photo showing the worms on the inner surface of the bin, I would say that's them trying to escape as the compost is heating...

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Can't say for sure, but if they are dry, I don't see why they wouldn't absorb moisture....

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Hi,

I think there is a certain amount of bacteria in the leachate. From my own experience, it begins to ferment and gains a foamy head,...