My piles are huge because I have a neighbor with horses and can have as much horse manure as wanted, Piles will measure 12 feet in diameter and about 6 feet high. They are built under trees so not to dry out too fast. Have plenty of grass, oak leaves (mowed over) garden waste chopped. Piles (about 3) get about 150 degrees even in snow for about 2 weeks then slowly go to about 100 degrees then it is turned. Try to turn it enough so to burn all the weed seeds. In the spring it is ground with a Kemp chipper/grinder into a fine compost that smells woodsy. If I am ambitious and have the time seaweed will be added. Don't get no better that! Oh forgot to mention that lots of brush and rotten logs are chipped up and added.
Robert
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