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--- research:humanure [2019/07/11 11:34] – [Urine, to leave it or to remove it?] aimeejulia
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   - Monitoring of temperatures and moisture to establish where we are in the composting stage
-An immediate actions was the purchase a compost thermometer (July 2019).
+An immediate action was the purchase a compost thermometer (July 2019).
+=== Monitoring of Temperatures ===
+In order to ensure that the humanure is composting properly we need to monitor the temperatures of the pile, this will tell us whether the pile is reaching high enough temperatures to destroy any pathogens that may be present in the pile. It also gives us the opportunity to correct conditions in the pile in order to reach and maintain the right conditions for compostation to happen.
+Important factors to consider:
+  * if the pile is too dry the temperature is likely to drop as the compostation process slows down
+  * if there are ants this is an indication that the pile is too dry and too cool to put them off
+The solution would be to add water in the middle of the compost and cover top with straw
+  * the addition of water/liquid should be gradual to avoid waterlogged conditions which would cause the pile to stink
+The solution would be to add more dry material but as the pile is full we should avoid going to this stage, add water/liquid slowly and monitor temperatures daily.
+Observations should include ambient temperature spikes, rain and previous day weather conditions, changes to the compost pile like addition of water or dry material should be documented, together with temperature changes.
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