I know this won't be interesting to anyone else (except weretable, maybe), but... →[More:]
Yesterday I sucked up a bunch of oak leaves (probably 100# worth, or more) and dumped them in the compost bin. Added liberal amounts of chicken shit, watered the whole thing, and my compost got
hot overnight!!! That's right. It's probably already up to 115 or so.
This is so exciting. Used to take me weeks and expensive bacterial additives to get the compost hot.
Please, share my joy.
Let's hear it for chicken shit!