Comments on: Composting Mistake: Too Many Greens

By: Mike Lieberman

Mike Lieberman — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 21:25:00 +0000

Rub it in Michelle. Rub it in.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:15:00 +0000

We’re fortunate to compost outside away from the house so we don’t have any odor problems. We just chuck everything into the ground and mix it into the existing soil in our designated composting area. It’s been working well for us.

By: Drying Out My Wet Compost Bin | Urban Organic Gardener

Drying Out My Wet Compost Bin | Urban Organic Gardener — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:13:39 +0000

[...] result seems to be a worm bin that is too wet. It’s not leaking or runny and there is no smell though, which is a [...]

By: Breaking Down and Composting My Fire Escape Garden | Urban Organic Gardener

Breaking Down and Composting My Fire Escape Garden | Urban Organic Gardener — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:48:33 +0000

[...] soil to help balance out the greens. The lesson that I learned back in May still sticks with me — don’t put too many food scraps into your compost pile. That smell was [...]

By: Mike Lieberman

Mike Lieberman — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:31:36 +0000

Thanks. Luckily, I haven't had that stink come back, but if it does, I'll definitely do this.

By: annekat

annekat — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:06:49 +0000

Adding lime (not the fruit) to your compost will help neutralize the smell. You can purchase finely round lime from garden and agriculture suppliers, when compost starts to stank mixing this powder in will definitely help.

By: Mike Lieberman

Mike Lieberman — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:31:36 +0000

Thanks. Luckily, I haven't had that stink come back, but if it does, I'll definitely do this.

By: annekat

annekat — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:06:49 +0000