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Explain Composting Pile Issues and Reshaping Strategy

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WHOLLY CRAP!!! WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITH ALL THIS POO!!!!

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The farmer returns to the large manure pile, explaining that he initially piled it too high (about 7.5 feet), which prevented sufficient moisture and oxygen from penetrating the center, thus slowing down the composting process. His plan is to transform this single large pile into two smaller rows, each approximately 6-7 feet wide and 4-5 feet tall. This reshaping will allow for better aeration and moisture distribution, accelerating the breakdown of the organic material. He mentions these rows will be flipped multiple times throughout the year.

Goal: The farmer explains that his original manure pile was too large, hindering proper moisture and aeration for effective composting. He outlines the strategy of breaking it down into smaller, longer rows to facilitate faster decomposition.

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manure so let's talk about what we're doing here today I piled this manure up right here this big old pile about seven and a half feet tall and I kind of did it just for fun with the hopes that it would start to compost and heat up and it did heat up but it's heating up very slowly what I did was I piled it too big I piled it too tall which doesn't allow for enough moisture to get inside that manure and break it down so what we're doing today is starting a row and I already started it yesterday with this row right here is gonna be about six six or seven feet wide and about four or five feet tall and we'll just start a row and then later on as time goes on we'll take that row and we'll flip it so we'll keep flipping this probably four times throughout the year and that will help to speed up that breakdown of that manure and get that carbonaceous matter ready to put on our garden let's get the scoop and this steamy stuff up it's pretty fun to watch I've got the GoPro mounted on the skid steer so we'll get it all steamed up and have some fun with it so let's get busy

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