This has been a dream of mine for some time, and I finally got around to making it happen....
I have this sweet spot for compost, but it takes forever to get a good batch by turning it with tractors, so I decided to try my hand at aerated piles.
Here is the basic setup, with 3 bins going in. Each bin hold about 200 cy
I had to design some temperature controls for the blowers, and some humidity controls for the water application, and they all live in the doghouse
Here's the first batch, about 15 days into processing
I have this sweet spot for compost, but it takes forever to get a good batch by turning it with tractors, so I decided to try my hand at aerated piles.
Here is the basic setup, with 3 bins going in. Each bin hold about 200 cy
I had to design some temperature controls for the blowers, and some humidity controls for the water application, and they all live in the doghouse
Here's the first batch, about 15 days into processing
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