diff --git a/inventoryManager.lua b/inventoryManager.lua
index 41608ef..b9089dd 100644
--- a/inventoryManager.lua
+++ b/inventoryManager.lua
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ local SCAN_INTERVAL = 120  -- seconds between full background scans
 local SMELT_INTERVAL = 3   -- seconds between furnace checks
 local SMELT_RESERVE  = 64  -- keep at least 1 stack of each raw material
 local DEFRAG_INTERVAL = 60 -- seconds between defrag passes
-local COMPOST_INTERVAL = 10 -- seconds between composter checks
+local COMPOST_INTERVAL = 3  -- seconds between composter checks
 local ALERT_INTERVAL  = 15 -- seconds between alert re-checks
 local CACHE_FILE     = ".inventory_cache"  -- persistent cache file
 local SMELTER_MONITOR_SIDE = "top"
@@ -1854,7 +1854,7 @@ local function autoCompost()
 
             local available = totalInStorage - COMPOST_RESERVE
             if available > 0 then
-                local toFeed = math.min(available, dropperFree, 16)
+                local toFeed = math.min(available, dropperFree, 64)
                 local fed = 0
                 for _, source in ipairs(catalogue[itemName]) do
                     local chest = peripheral.wrap(source.chest)