Compost Log
Homesteadweight 1tracker · keeps what you put in
A compost heap is a slow animal that lives at the bottom of the garden, and like all animals it does better with a little attention. The Compost Log keeps the attention regular: the date, whether you turned it, the temperature, its condition — from Cooking to Suspiciously quiet — and notes. Good compost is mostly patience, and this is where the patience gets written down.
This is not a screenshot. It's the real tool, running right here — go on, put something in it.
Open the demo full-screen: /demos/compost-log.html
What it keeps
- Datedate
- Turnedyes / no
- Temperature (°C)number
- Conditionchoice · Cooking / Steaming nicely / Sleepy / Suspiciously quiet
- Notesnotes
Questions people ask
How often should I turn my compost, and why log it?
Every week or two while it is active, though your heap will tell you its own schedule. Logging turns and temperatures shows you the rhythm — when it cooked, when it went sleepy — so next year's heap benefits from this year's notes.
What does the temperature tell me?
A hot heap, roughly 50 to 65 degrees, is working hard and killing weed seeds; a cooling one wants turning, moisture, or more greens. The log turns single readings into a trend you can act on.
Is this another app that needs an account for, of all things, compost?
No — it is one HTML file that runs offline in your browser, no account, no cloud. Nothing leaves the page. Your heap's private life remains, fittingly, a household matter.
Fits your knife at weight 1. Nothing here is final — Knife follows Life. Reforging within your tier is free, forever. Add it, drop it, reforge later; the file stays yours either way.