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I have two compost bins, standard 30 gal black trash cans, holes drilled for aeration and a lid to preserve heat, turned daily. The problem: the pile has cooled and stopped "cooking" I have way more brown (C )than green hence low N. If I understand right, adding ammonia to the mix will start the decomposition again, and heat up the pile.
How do I calculate the amount of ammonia to add? Does it need to be diluted first?
Nope, not gonna pee on the pile 
Would Urea be a better buy than ammonia?
I can think of two options:
- zip over to the grocery store and pick up some rabbit food pellets.... contain alfalfa... a great 'green' for your pile.... ammonia is too hard to adjust for good 'cookin'....pee on the pile is FINE!!... good for pile!.....keep your pile watered!... with the alfalfa and water and your already working pile you should see temps rise in a day or so.... we use only alfalfa pellets with leaves in wire basket-type containers to reduce the leaves quickly and provide a fast source..... give it a try!!
- Here's a compost accelerator recipe I've used with great success:
2 gallons water
2 cans beer (not lite, definitely cheap)
2 cans cola (not diet)
1 cup liquid soap (oil soap, baby shampoo...)
1 cup amonia
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