I hope you seasoned veterans can help me. I started composting around July of last year. My first batch (during the warm weather) came out well. It was only half-way done, but I needed something extra to put into my
lasagna beds, so it did the job.
Over the winter and fall I have been adding leaves, food scraps,
coffee grounds, etc. (you know, the usual stuff) to a 55g black trashcan with holes drilled into the bottom. I think It has gone anaerobic. Since the weather has warmed up I began turning it and it did not smell very good. Admittedly it is more food scraps than browns, but I feel the walls of the trash can are to blame as well. I don't expect it to break down super quick, I just don't want slimy stinky compost. So I bundled up some
chicken wire and layered it with leaves and
straw. Hopefully it will help.
My problem is - I started composting because I was sick of tossing food scraps into a landfill. Obviously this benefits my garden as well. I know vermicompost would be better for the scraps, but I just don't have the room to start one of those.
Any input would help, thanks.