The contents of one Soilmachine after 6 months. Looks pretty decent. Added about 50% browns. In this case mostly dirt since I ran out of shredded leaves. Adding dirt is necessary since it has microbes , but usually I like a greater emphasis on leaves. The compost has been going much better since I upped the % of browns to 50%. Another benefit- bins get fuller quicker and more compost gets made. Still takes us about 6 months to fill it up. Mike McGrath says the % of browns should be even higher. I can see that, I suppose, but my shredded leaf supply is finite, so until we move to The Planet of Leaves I'm sticking with 50%.
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