Comments on: Smelly Soupy Poopy Compost Tumbler

By: Administrator

Administrator — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:34:58 +0000

No, newspaper uses soy ink.

By: deFarmer

deFarmer — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:58:06 +0000

Does the newsprint contain heavy metals in the ink ?

By: Todd

Todd — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:29:54 +0000

Yes, getting the compost balance right is the eternal struggle. Plus, my garbage stream has been reduced to practically nil, between composting and recycling. Anything that rots, with the exception of meat and bones, goes in. You can also use cardboard for browns, just make sure that any glossy paper that’s glued to the cardboard is removed, and cut the cardboard into small pieces.

By: LandscapeConnect

LandscapeConnect — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:01:50 +0000

Poopy That sure looks smelly, lol. Using newspaper is a great idea, and it seems so obvious after thinking about it. I didn’t know that newspaper ink was soy based either.

By: eddy

eddy — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:44:18 +0000

Wow. very cool idea. It’s very interesting. Thanks.

By: Love My Compost Bin

Love My Compost Bin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:26:48 +0000

Yeah it looks like it’s poopy. Just a bit to wet.

We didn’t start composting until this year but what an experience to create great soil from things we already have in the yard and kitchen.

I can’t be accussed of over watering the composter because I keep forgetting to check it. Next year I may have to move it out from behind the garage.

Just like things in the fridge that are behind something else. Out of sight out of mind.

Our composter looks like a lttle fat belly stove but the image you have reminds me of a cement mixer we used in construction.

By: Jessica Harwood

Jessica Harwood — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:12:51 +0000

Wow, I just had the opposite problem and had too much carbon/brown stuff. I need to eat more fruits and veggies I guess!

By: Bill in Detroit

Bill in Detroit — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:37:14 +0000

@ Heidi: anaerobic composting never reaches the temperatures that sterilize compost. The temperatures of 150 F and up are what kill off pathogens and weed seeds. Look up “Humanure Handbook” by Joe Jenkins for a thorough, masterful, discussion of composting.

A “poopy” batch of compost loses its nitrogen to the air as ammonia instead of using it as fuel … AND, in the city, can get you cited for an “unlicensed landfill”. DAMHIKT

By: Vegetable Gardening Blog

Vegetable Gardening Blog — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:29:35 +0000

I almost exclusively get paper bags from the supermarket now. I use a paper shredder and shred the bags when I get home. I end up with a lot more brown than green so I tend to put more grass clippings into the compost than normal.

By: LandscapeConnect

LandscapeConnect — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:09:14 +0000

Very good tip, I usually just use newspaper as my brown. I have never had it really smell putrid before. All in all good info.

Thanks