We picked up a yard of beautiful compost (it's largely composted manure with leaf mold) from a local nursery and brought it home in three of those huge black plastic contractor bags. It was fairly wet, as it had been removed from a pile that had just been rained on the day before. We opened the bags somewhat when we got them home and used some of the compost. Then, before putting them in the garage, my husband opened the bags a bit more but left them with the top flapped loosely over. They sat in the garage for a week during which we had some warm weather.

I'm probably worrying unnecessarily or slightly misinformed, but I'm concerned that there might have been insufficient air circulation and that it might have adversely affected the beneficial microorganisms or caused the growth of anaerobic ones that are pathogenic. It does seem to have dried a bit since we first got it. Can anyone put my mind at ease?

Thanks,

Ellen