Smelly Christmas

Today marks the 7th day I have chopped, ground, and collected non-dairy, non-meat scraps from my kitchen in a five pound coffee tin. As I added the grounds from this morning's coffee brew, I smelled the pungent odor of rot and decided it was time to move this batch to the filtered bin. I am now wondering if the bin will suffice my needs for the four month process that must happen next in order to turn this rotting stinking vegetation into rich soil. With the charcoal filter in place, I am encouraged that at least the stink will be under control temporarily. My next concern is whether the structure of the bin will meet my needs for the process. I am researching other blog posts and information to determine that. The ideal situation would be to use the bin as a holding point for the stinky stuff and to prepare layered batches in 2liter bottles having one month's scraps composting separately so that they all meet the time requirements for composting and in the future, supply me with a 2liter amount of rich soil each month going forward. Yeah, that's what I'll do.