[mom-from-missouri]

Composting is very very simple. I have 4 metal posts in the ground, with about $2 of chicken wire around 3 sides of it. All I put in mine is yard clippings, (the neighbors kid who mows her yard also dumps his mower bag in it), leaves after raking, old plants from the garden, old potting soil if i transplant a plant, egg shells, potato peels, the vacume cleaner bag contents, and kitchen fruit and veg peels and pits. NONE OF THIS STUFF STINKS. Its the same stuff that breaks down in the garden and yard everyday--and your garden and yard don't stink--, except you have it in one concentrated spot. Heat and moisture make it break down quicker, so if i happen to think of it, i turn in once in a blue moon, and if it hasnt rained for a while, i'll water it then turn it. I have 2 of these-one thats ready now, and one that will be for next season. Even if you don't turn and water it, it will break down anyway-so if you ignore it you are fine.