Step 9: Build up the pile with additional layers.
Continue adding 12- to 15-inch layers to the compost heap. Each layer consists of a mixture of green and brown organic materials. Mix each layer as you add more material. Remember to keep the compost heap moist. As you build the layers of the compost heap, wet each layer with a bucket of water and fertilizer then add one inch of top soil. Stop when the heap is between three and five cubic feet. A compost heap that is too small may not get hot enough for the composting reaction to take place, and a compost heap that is too large is too hard to turn.
 Continue adding layers to the pile.
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