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Compost Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Your Compost

Troubleshooting your compost is fairly simple. Most problems can be resolved simply by adding water, turning the pile, or changing what you're adding to the pile. Listed below are some common problems and their solutions:

Pile smells rotten and/or attracts flies:

Too wet and/or non-compostables are present. Turn, add dry-woody materials, cover pile from heavy rains and/or remove grease, etc. and turn.

Compost is damp and warm only in the middle:

Pile too small. Get more material, mix old ingredients into a new pile.

Pile not composting:

Too dry and/or too much dry-woody material. Moisten till slightly damp and/or turn, add fresh green materials or organic nitrogen fertilizer.

Pile is damp and sweet-smelling but won't heat up:

Lack of nitrogen. Mix in nitrogen source such as fresh grass clippings, fresh manure, bloodmeal or ammonium sulfate.

Rodents in pile:

Food wastes in open bin, holes larger than 1/4 inch or non-compostables present. Turn compost and rodent-proof your bin and remove meat, grease, etc. and turn.

Pile is attracting flies:

Bury kitchen scrap in the pile or cover with a layer of leaves. Do not use pesticides, as this will kill the insects you want in your pile decomposing the waste.

Information on this page was taken from the Greater Upper Valley Solid Waste Management District.

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