you want some hole on bottom of the tote,get it off the ground ,leave the lid on the tote,you need to stir it at least once a week ,if the lid has condensation on it when you lift it,it is working,only get condensation from heat,heat is cooking and decomposing your mix,what you want,no clue of what your mix or amends are,but 2 weeks aint gonna get it in my opinion,more room for problems ,now that said,when you mixed it all did you give a small shot of water to get it going,it wont cook if there is no moisture,just like a compost pile,same exact thing your doing,moisture and stirring is what you want to acheieve her,now moisture,in a 18 gal tote i would add about 1 gal water to get it going,then let condensation do the rest,if you live with no humidity,you might have to give it a little spray of water now and then,the holes in bottom and condensation on top will exchange your mix,off the ground keeps the crawler out,if you cant avoid that when you get it ready and done a simple drench to kill any bugs will do,ive used azamax for this purpose and havent had any issues just saying,only one time have i had to do this,i cook mine for several months and wait for the first frezze and lay it out on a tarp and kill bugs and larvae myself,like i say i cook mine for several months

just like this,this is peat moss and manure,amend with phosphrus,potash ,gypsum 6 month cook made real soil from it

Thanks.

Yeah, I used a bug sprayer filled with RO water and misted-turned, misted, turned several times and used about a half gallon in a full 13 gallon tote. It's moist, but not to the point of where I squeeze a handful and water drips out.

I figured about a month would do it, but now I'm not sure.

I'll post the ingredients of the amendments.

Ok, it's a two part system. Add part 1 with soil mix and cook.

Base:

ALFALFA MEAL, WHEAT MIDDLINGS, SOYBEAN MEAL, POTASSIUM SULFATE, STEAMED BONE MEAL, DRIED MOLASSES, DISTILLERS GRAINS, AZOMITE™ , HUMIC ACID, KELP MEAL, WORM CASTINGS, INSECT FRASS

Then a week before flower, top dress with 1 to 3 tablespoons/gallon. About halfway, top dress again with the second part

Boost:

ALFALFA MEAL, WHEAT MIDDLINGS, BAT GUANO, ORGANIC POTASSIUM SULFATE, STEAMED BONE MEAL, DRIED MOLASSES, DISTILLERS GRAINS, AZOMITE™ , HUMIC ACID, FISH MEAL, KELP MEAL, LIMESTONE

I could have bought all this stuff separately and did it myself, but I figured I'm only doing 2 and it's my first time using this method. So, I went the easier, cheaper route as a start.

As I dig in and fall deep in the rabbit hole, I'm sure I'll tailor my own as I learn.

I trust Dan from Green Sunshine, so I'm giving it a shot. The even answers emails and questions within a couple hours. Respect.