| CONCERN | POSSIBLE CAUSES | SOLUTION |
|---|
| Rotten Odour | excess moisture (not enough oxygen) | turn pile, add dry porous materials |
| compaction | turn pile, or make pile smaller |
| Ammonia Odour | too many greens(too much nitrogen) | add browns |
| Low temperature | pile too small | make pile bigger of insulate sides |
| insufficient moisture | add water while turning pile or cover top |
| poor aeration | turn pile |
| lack of greens | mix in green sources such as grass clippings or food scraps |
| cold weather | increase pile size or insulate |
| High temperature | pile too large | reduce pile size |
| Pest | presence of meat scraps or fatty food scraps | remove meat & fatty foods, cover with a layer of soil or dead leaves, use an animal proof bin, turn pile to increase temperature |
| Lots of Ants | pile too dry | add water and fresh cucumber peels |
| Pale green mold | lack of oxygen | turn pile |