bianca's guide to outdoor composting.

"Just do it!" the plants cried. So, bianca just did it. first, bianca strolled by her local markets in search of wooden palletes. "Use wooden palletes," the babies said, "they have spaces between the boards so the heap can breathe, they are the perfect size, and best of all, you'll be recycling." After retrieving three discarded palletes found by the El, bianca rummaged through her pantry and found some old bent-up golf clubs and a good supply of duct tape. Using these tools, bianca went to her backyard and erected a three walled compost box.

This was the hard part. After the compost box was set up, all bianca did was throw her compostables into the box, and turn the muck over every week or so.

bianca reports that the trick to rich and odorless compost is to keep turning the heap. There are two main types of critters that decompose food: aerobic and anaerobic. bianca, her trolls, and probably most of her fans are aerobic folk. We can only live in the presence of oxygen. Because we are aerboic, and hang out with others who are aerobic, we have gotten used to the aerobic smell. However, deep down in the ground, and in your blood stream, there are other things that don't need oxygen to live. And... they stink like hell! If you keep them out of your compost heap, they won't get a chance to stink it up. The key to doing so is to make sure that there's enough air throughout the heap. Making sure your compost box is ventilated, and mixing the stuff up from time to time will keep your compost from stinking.