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Step 4 of 4 · Backyard Compost That Isn't a Rat Hotel

Dark, crumbly, smells like earth

Dark, crumbly, smells like earth — step 4 of 4 in Backyard Compost That Isn't a Rat Hotel. Screen out big sticks if you want. Mix into pots or garden beds. You passed when the pile shrinks and doesn't smell like a bin.

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Free gardening tip: Dark, crumbly, smells like earth (step 4 of 4 from "Backyard Compost That Isn't a Rat Hotel").

Screen out big sticks if you want. Mix into pots or garden beds.

You passed when the pile shrinks and doesn't smell like a bin.

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