Generally speaking it is not essential to add anything in particular to the bottom a compost bin. It is important to site your bin on open soil, but if you can’t, we provide advice on where to put your bin.
My Compost Bin Stinks ! If your compost has a poop smell, it probably means that you have too much green material (which isn’t all green, of course, but includes things like your banana peels and apple cores, as well as things like grass clippings). Another issue may be that your compost is too wet.
Leaves and grass clippings are also excellent for compost but should be sprinkled into the bin with other materials, or dug in to the center of the pile and mixed. Adding garden soil to your compost will help to mask any odors, and microorganisms in the soil will accelerate the composting process.
Compost is made of biodegradable material—and preferably small pieces of such matter—so you can fill your bin with leaves, weeds, fruit, vegetables, coffee grounds, tea bags, grass clippings, and even egg shells. May 1, 2019
The holes let moisture out and the 5 -gallon buckets are light enough, even when full, that you can easily turn and shake them to hasten the composting process. Once you fill your bucket with a mix of food waste and green debris, the compost will be ready in about six weeks.
Composting Technique Begin filling the jar with biodegradable materials such as food scraps, meal leftovers, dead houseplants and flowers, shredded paper and cardboard, pits, seeds, eggshells and even human hair. With each deposit you make inside the container, replace the lid so odors are minimized.
How to Make a Compost Bin Drill holes through the sides and bottom of a trash can to create ventilation. Place an even mix of brown and green materials inside the can. Brown materials include. Add a small amount of water to the can–just enough to moisten the materials.
You do not need to add worms to your compost pile. Outside, composting happens with and without the help of earthworms. Worms will usually find their own way to a compost pile.
When a composting bin or heap is happily composting away (and generating heat) there is absolutely no point in adding worms to “speed up the process” the heat will either drive them away or simply kill them off!
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