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My compost has turned to stinky sludge :(
I have a tumbler bin and have been putting kitchen scraps in it. It seemed to be working all right for awhile, but this morning I went to open the bin and found it had turned to a bunch of really stinky sludge. I hadn't been putting much "brown" compost in, I wonder if that might be part of the problem.
My main question is: Can this be salvaged (maybe by adding a bunch of "good stuff"), or do I need to get rid of the sludge and start from scratch?
My main question is: Can this be salvaged (maybe by adding a bunch of "good stuff"), or do I need to get rid of the sludge and start from scratch?
rsearles- Posts : 1
Join date : 2012-05-06
Location : Front Range Colorado
Re: My compost has turned to stinky sludge :(
All you have to do is add more "brown" material. You'll be just fine
Too Tall Tomatoes- Posts : 1069
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Location : Pennsylvania, Zone 6A
Re: My compost has turned to stinky sludge :(
+1Too Tall Tomatoes wrote:All you have to do is add more "brown" material. You'll be just fine
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Re: My compost has turned to stinky sludge :(
camprn wrote:+1Too Tall Tomatoes wrote:All you have to do is add more "brown" material. You'll be just fine
+2 -- too much green stuff (nitrogen). You need to add some 'brown' stuff. Most shoot for a 25% green stuff, 75% brown.
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Re: My compost has turned to stinky sludge :(
You are on the road to knowledge, rsearles. to our forum.
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