Turn your heap periodically to get more air in. A cold compost heap doesn't mean it isn't decomposing, just that the process will take a little longer.

If you feel strongly about eating your own home-grown, organic vegetables, and want to improve your garden soil, you need to ...

Speed. With bokashi, you can create finished compost in just 4 weeks, whereas cold composting takes a year or more to complete, and even hot composting at 130 to 140°F usually takes between 2 to ...

Aerate compost. Citrus peels can be composted in cold composting systems, but they break down faster in hot compost piles. Turning compost a few times a week to aerate it will increase the ...