Compost question

[MYellowRose]

Can I use an empty kitty litter bucket, with it's lid, as a home-made composter? I was wondering if I poke holes in the sides to let air in will it get hot enough to actually turn scraps into compost if I set it out in full sun? Should I paint it black so it will retain the heat better?

[Weezin]

Myyellowrose:

The sun has little to nothing to do composting.
I turn out 2-3,000 lbs of compost a year here in Alaska
with our short season.
The needs of compost are simple air, water, nitrogen (green) and carbon (brown).
Putting kitchen scrapes in a bucket with holes drilled in it ,will give you a bucket of swell that will attract flies.
Heres good site, you have to sign up but its painless.

http://www.mastercomposter.com/

Happy Composting.........Dennis

[DM]

Why not put those scraps between the rows in your garden and let them compost there?? It sure saves haveing to handle it several times!

I put all of my scraps in the area that will need fertilizer for next years plants and let them break down there. I then cover them with grass, leaves or what ever i have around at the time...

DM