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Thx Dagoofman.  I took me more than a year to get my first IMO collection.   I knew it was possible because i’ve seen the mold in my composter.  I live in a rather dry environment and found the ala dante rice drying out before IMO colonization.  I have a new rice cooker with a harder rice setting that’s worked will. I’ve found with some experimenting if I soak the bottom of my cedar box in water to keep the rice from drying out and waiting for rain has been way to get IMO1.

Thx Dagoofman.  I live in the city and don’t have a good place to make IMO3.   I may try this fall on my community garden plot after the growing season is over.   This last batch is very sweet smelling and I suspect that I’ve used to much and will cut back on the next batch.

I’m having the same issue in Colorado in mid-April.  It’s been 36hours and it’s not heating up.  For the record, I used 50lbs of rolled oats and wood shavings with the IMO3 liquids per the manual (2x different IMO2’s).  The pile is outside on dirt and covered with feed bags.   It’s been mid 60’s during the day and mid 40’s at night; there’s a cold spell coming with some rain. I’ll cover the pile with a tarp if it rains.  I’ll give it a few more day snd then give it more water to see if i can get it to heat up.

The pile finally heated up. I think low moisture was the issue.  I didn’t soak the wood chips, which I’ll do next time.   I’m making a batch of IMO4 with this batch of IMO3; I soaked the materials better and I’m having better results.