Keter Compost Mixer - Manual (Page 27)

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aDDInG WaTeR
Add wATER ThROugh ThE dOOR
uSIng YOuR gARdEn hOSE OR
wATERIng CAn.
ChECk YOuR lOAd REgulARlY FOR
MOISTuRE COnTEnT. IF ThE lOAd IS
TOO dRY, SPRInklE IT wITh wATER TO
RESTORE ThE MOISTuRE COnTEnT. dO
nOT OvER wATER! IF ThERE ARE SIgnS
OF TOO MuCh MOISTuRE (EvIdEnCEd
bY A STROng FOul OdOR), Add dRY
MATERIAlS SuCh AS SAwduST OR
ShREddEd lEAvES TO AbSORb ThE
EXCESS MOISTuRE.
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conTRollInG aIR cIRcUlaTIon
(aeRaTIon)
gOOd AERATIOn IS ESSEnTIAl FOR ThE PROCESS OF dECOMPOSITIOn In YOuR COMPOST MIXER.
YOu CAn EASIlY COnTROl ThE AIR CIRCulATIOn bY SwITChIng ThE AERATIOn vEnTS bETwEEn ThE OPEn
And ClOSEd POSITIOnS. In COldER ClIMATES IT IS RECOMMEndEd TO ClOSE MOST OF ThE vEnTS In ORdER
TO MAInTAIn ThE COMPOST PIlE CORE wARMTh (lEAvIng A FEw vEnTS OPEn TO AllOw OXYgEn TO FlOw In).
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