What pest control is needed for the curing process?
None really. Presuming that the final cooking period occurred long enough and periodic mixing occurred, then all of the material is decomposed. The material will have undergone sustained heat periods for the times indicated in the EPA 503 regulations for biosolids (14 days above 45 Celcius) and have undergone Vector Attraction Reduction (VAR). If very large pieces of food (whole pumpkin) were added just prior to “capping-off” a tub, and it was not mixed adequeatly during the final cooking, some large chunks may remain. The operator would simply remove these materials and add them to the new active Tub. I have been quite impressed by the Earth Tub personally. Stubborn materials like corn on the cob and even pineapple tops (which typically need to be recomposted in almost every kind of composting) completely dissappear in the Earth Tub. I believe this is due to the continous heat and aggressive auger. The insulated Tub is a giant kettle which is constantly cooking the material down and b
