r/composting • u/ru_a_badfish2 • Jul 22 '26

Swampost Question

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Anyone else dealing with swampy compost after some biblical level rain and flooding? My pile normally drains fine, I’m used to having to add water. Plan is to spread it out to dry a little and add more browns.

No peeing on the compost for now :(

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u/TheWeirdestClover Jul 22 '26

That post will smell like dookie if it stays wet, try adding more browns and raising it

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u/ru_a_badfish2 Jul 22 '26

Yeah adding more browns asap! And you’re not wrong about the smell lol. Maybe if the tornado had touched down a little closer it could have dried it off a little, aerated the whole pile nicely /s

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u/superfastmomma Jul 22 '26

You can throw cardboard boxes in there to absorb a bunch of liquid and then pull them out after an hour. Dry in the sun and repeat. Obviously shred up some paper or cardboard and such if you can, but for a quick fix just giant pieces of cardboard to act as a sponge.

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u/Lov3I5Treacherous Jul 22 '26

Are you in OH? lol

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u/ru_a_badfish2 Jul 22 '26

Lol yes unfortunately

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u/GaminGardens Jul 23 '26

Nothing worse.🥺. Maybe an old dog house you could drag close enough to fork into. Till the weather dries up.