Starting a compost pile? I am thinking about starting a compost pile. Is it easy? Does it smell? Inside or out? Does it need bugs/ worms? What should I include in it? How long does it take to get a garbage bag full of composted stuff ready for the garden?

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They are really great, they do wonders for the environment, and for your garden! What we do, in addition to the out door compost bins, is that we have a mini compost container by the sink in our kitchen. We empty it about every other day so it doesn%26#039;t smell, and it never does, and we just put our food scraps in their instead of taking them out to the bins every day. Very helpful.

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I compost yard clipping, leaves, and some kitchen waste, keep the pile in the back part of the yard away from the house, and there is no noticeable smell except when I turn it over. Outside, definitely. If it is outside, it will soon have all the bugs, worms, bacteria, and mold that you could ever want, and you do want them, because they are what turns the original material into compost.

How long to get how much depends on how much you start with. The volume tends to go way down over time. I sometimes add a little commercial fertilizer to help the composting processes along. Leaves decompose slower than grass clippings. Good stuff from the kitchen would be egg shells, coffee grounds, and peelings from vegetables. 0% 0 Votes