Less Compost Produced This Year

[Saitch]

I was of the thinking that, because of the warmer weather this year apparently, my compost bins would be performing well. It isn't to be!
We put everything in there except meat and fatty products. We have been doing this for 25 years or more, with excellent results but, this year, a decidedly smaller "Product" than normal. I would normally have one full bin ready for use and half a bin well on the way. I have kept it in the same manner as previous batches although have watered it a tad more, owing to the dry weather but nothing over the top.
Nothing has gone in to the bins that hasn't gone in before and there's plenty of creepy crawlies in it.
Anyone got any ideas?

The bin in the pic would normally be filled to at least the bottom of the top board.[bigsad]
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[Bearman]

Maybe just the dry weather Steve.

[Bigbjorn]

My 40+ year experience of making compost is that you need lots of juicy green grass clippings as well as the leaves, peelings, etc. Corn stalks, husks, cobs are good but need to be green and cut in short lengths. Passionfruit vine and grape vine are hopeless They are unchanged after 12 months in the bin. Wet the surface then bung in the grass clippings and then wet them. The contents should be hot and steaming after 2-3 days and starting to decompose.

[Saitch]

My 40+ year experience of making compost is that you need lots of juicy green grass clippings as well as the leaves, peelings, etc. Corn stalks, husks, cobs are good but need to be green and cut in short lengths. Passionfruit vine and grape vine are hopeless They are unchanged after 12 months in the bin. Wet the surface then bung in the grass clippings and then wet them. The contents should be hot and steaming after 2-3 days and starting to decompose.

Yep, do all that. Normally 4-6 catcher loads go in, each mow of the house yard. I even put any oyster shells we end up with through the mulcher/shredder and into the compost.

There are 3 bins, each 1m³, and this year, from the same amount of waste materials, the yield was poor. The consistency was similar to past years though.