Once you decided on the composting container, the next step is to fill it full. Wet waste is the raw material to make black gold - the manure. Depends of your daily consume, all kinds of kitchen waste, leftover food, vegetable and fruit peels, egg shells, bones, grains and even garden waste can be safely composted. Just avoid too hot or cold or liquid or rotten items as it may spoil the pickling process. In case you are using close air composting, do not open the lid multiple times to put the wet waste into it, rather collect them in a separate container and transfer into the composting bin once in a day or two. With the open air composting, you can keep adding the wet waste as and when required.
Every time you add wet waste into the composting bin, sprinkle a thin layer of composting powder to speedup the pickling process and finally help firming the good fungal layer. Make sure to maintain the overall hygiene near the composting container, and keep all kinds of insects and flies away. The Gnats flies are the most common intruders to spoil the compost by laying their eggs into it, which quickly spreads as maggots. When dealing with wet waste inside the home, maintaining the cleanness and hygiene are very important. Once the composting container is full with wet waste, put the lid properly and keep it in cool and shadow area for the pickling. If you want the continuous composting yield, repeat this process with a new container. I had three containers to rotate them for every two weeks and produces two grow bags full of compost every week till I had no space left in my terrace.
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