OOps, forgot to say you could use shredded newsprint, dead leaves, dry grass, etc to bring the brown component up. Forget the nitrogen fertilizer you've probably already got lots of nitrogen in the green stuff. Been a long day, short breaks interspersed with working on removing three floors in the family room and doing some minor cabinetry work in the kitchen. George Ron Hay wrote: > > Hi, George, > > It is not smelly at all. It merely attracts insects which lay their eggs > in it. It is, in truth, more vermicultured than composted, since we > seriously lack anything brown to put into it, as just about everything > at our house is ever green, and I do not mean conifers. Any suggestions? > > Ron