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5 Reasons Why Compost Won't Get Hot! Learning to compost can be a complicated process. There are some basic steps to making compost, things that need to be mixed together, things that can go into the compost bin and others that can't, and certain temperatures that need to be reached. Plus, there are a lot of problems you can encounter along the way. In today's video, I try to troubleshoot a compost pile that wasn't getting hot anymore. Let's see together why and what the problem might be and above all, find the best solution! 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - Compost Temperatures 01:15 - Why it doesn't get hot (first 2 reasons) 01:32 - Brown and Green 02:35 - Why it doesn't get hot (third reason) 03:00 - My Solution 03:20 - I Open the Compost Bin 03:50 - Is Cold Okay? 03:59 - Why compost needs to be warm 05:01 - I take everything apart 05:38 - the structure of my compost 09:03 - why it doesn't heat up (fourth reason) 09:27 - Let's add water 09:44 - Poor courgette 10:14 - I filled the composter 10:35 - why it doesn't heat up (fifth reason) 11:23 - does compost need to be turned? 11:50 - After 24 hours 12:47 - considerations 13:15 - goodbye INSTAGRAM: / molishere_ FACEBOOK: / molishere