This forgotten bucket of compost rotted for over a year

[Jenbirdee]

5 gallon bucket, full of vegetable scraps from the kitchen and coffee grinds and fruit scraps… have a nice tight lid on it… But I totally forgot about it. Left it way in the back of the yard when I open it today to see what was in it…. It smells so bad. I had to hold my breath and I’m not sure what I should do with it now should I dump in my compost heap and stink up the whole neighborhood? Should I just place the whole bucket lid and all into my trash bin? Should I dump it in the drainage ditch on the side of the road? Halp! Is it may be toxic or as it may be awesome and I should pour it on my garden? It smells so bad though…

 

[TesoroSena]

Unless you notice a poisonous fungus or something, i think it would actually be very good for your garden! Try mixing it first though, and maybe listen to a couple other people's opinions first!

 

[Jenbirdee]

Unless you notice a poisonous fungus or something, i think it would actually be very good for your garden! Try mixing it first though, and maybe listen to a couple other people's opinions first!

Lol I’m not sure what does a poisonous fungus look like ..

 

[TesoroSena]

Just see if there is a fungus other than mold, take a picture of it through google, and google will tell you what it is and if it is dangerous.

 

[Kiki]

I'd put that out for the trash man to pick up.

 

[Chicken_man_J]

Agreed with @Kiki let the garbage man pick it up, that way it doesn't come back to you. No reason to dump in drainage ditch that could end up anywhere.

 

[Sussex19]

I would just dig a nice deep hole, and put it in there.

 

[Chris2018]

Dump it in the trash.
Being sealed in a bucket you created a low oxygen environment that is an ideal environment for anaerobic bacteria to thrive in. Anaerobic bacteria are the bacteria that you don't want in your compost or soil and will start killing out the aerobic bacteria.

The bacteria that you want in your compost and your soil is an aerobic bacteria that grows in a high oxygen environment like when you turn your compost pile or aerate a compost tea.

 

[Tired old Rooster]

Dig a hole big enough to fit the contents. Dump in hole. Spread earth over to cover well. Come back in two months, dig it up and use in garden.

 

[Jenbirdee]

Dump it in the trash.
Being sealed in a bucket you created a low oxygen environment that is an ideal environment for anaerobic bacteria to thrive in. Anaerobic bacteria are the bacteria that you don't want in your compost or soil and will start killing out the aerobic bacteria.

The bacteria that you want in your compost and your soil is an aerobic bacteria that grows in a high oxygen environment like when you turn your compost pile or aerate a compost tea.

The trash man just picked it up