I have been lucky enough to get needed rainfall this month so my lawn has required mowing more often than usual. Since I was letting my grass grow long during the hot spell, it got up to about 6 inches this week. I usually mow at the highest setting on my mower which is about 3.75". So, I attached the bagger and mowed late Monday night. Normally I only bag in the early spring and the last cutting of the year so I don't usually have any grass in my compost pile in July.

I tossed the grass clippings into my half empty compost bin. The bin is 3X3X3. On Tuesday it was a getting a little smelly so I mixed in a trash bag full of shredded paper.

Today the pile was "less smelly" but too hot to touch. I used my meat thermometer to check the temp. It was 150 F. about 10 inches down in the pile. I think I could cook one of those Boy Scout Camp aluminum foil wrapped meals in that pile!

I'm always amazed at how fast grass and browns like shredded paper heat up in a compost pile.