Composting in summer comes with many challenges, including the struggle to keep it active in extreme heat. When a compost pile dries out, microbial activity halts and decomposition slows right down. But experts say there's one thing you can do to stop this from happening.
When you make your own compost, monitoring both heat (with this compost thermometer from Amazon) and moisture is crucial to ensuring the conditions are just right for microbes (the microorganisms turning waste into compost) to break down the materials and create the crumbly 'Black Gold' we desire. Ideally, the compost should be consistently moist to keep microbes happy, though soggy conditions can also slow down decomposition.
