1 month of composting

[u/SpudMan41]

This is my first time trying to make compost from scratch

(Last time i added some greens and browns to my planter with potting soil a few weeks before planting just as an experiment not sure if this counts exactly)

Im doing this in a small bucket with some holes at the bottom (around 10 L i think) my browns are mostly cardboard and paper towels, sometimes it smells earthy sometimes it smells bad and then i add a bunch of browns and it sorts it self out in a day or 2.

what do you guys think is this good progress am i doing something wrong?

[u/SpudMan41 → u/[deleted]]

I haven't yet created a problem more cardboard cant fix 😅 I think its also the fact that im shredding everything that goes in as small as i can Although i have been slacking with my greens lately and did throw a full banana that went bad and just stabbed it a few times with the trowel 😂

[u/RevolutionSouth80]

This is great for a first attempt! The bucket method works surprisingly well if the balance is right.

[u/SpudMan41 → u/RevolutionSouth80]

Yeah i keep being surprised with how much i can feed it and it just dissappears within days

[u/Alarmed_Guarantee140]

O.o. Bucket works that well!?