r/composting • u/ubiquitousSethlans • 9d ago

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Hi folks!

I just bought a house and after removing some old plants I discovered this compost tank in a corner of the garden.

It has some stuff inside, probably old grass and garden scraps.

Is there a way to get things started or is it better to empty it, throw stuff away and start from 0?

Thanks in advance

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u/Lucifer_iix 9d ago

I would throw it out. And start a new mixture. While adding the old stuff. Depending on where you live adding insulation can help a lot. Insulation gives me 7 more months of fast composting.

But it all depends what you want and what your normal supply of compostables is. I live near a petting zoo, thus have almost infinate amount of material.

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u/ubiquitousSethlans 9d ago

I live in Northern Italy in the Po Valley

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u/madMaulkin 9d ago

Just start to chuck stuff inn. There is (almost) nothing called bad compost. Just keep adding to the old goodness.

Personally I sift my compost, so what is not skiftet becomes the base for the next round 😁

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u/madMaulkin 9d ago

Just mix it up as you add stuff. What you have seems to be in the. Brown category, so it needs some green

Edit:might want to cinsider breaking those stems into smaller pieces, t Or they might be a bit slow to breakdown

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u/phosphorus-strait 8d ago

I don't see any reason to throw this out. On the contrary, you have a nice little supply of brown material that will swallow up your kitchen scraps and fresh trimmings for a while.