Tried using old coffee grounds in my compost pile for the veggie patch and it turned into a weird, smelly mud pit

Was it just coffee grounds or did you mix in other stuff? I used to dump my old grounds straight in the garden too, and it always got slimy. Turns out coffee grounds are a green material, like grass clippings, so they need a ton of brown stuff to balance them out. I started mixing mine with shredded paper and dry leaves first, and it made a huge difference. No more mud pit smell, just normal compost.

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jennifer8337mo ago

Did you add too much at once?

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the_alice7mo ago

Actually had great results with just coffee grounds and leaves.

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marksanchez7mo ago

Heard it needs a lot of dry brown stuff mixed in...

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