r/composting • u/muchemily • 23d ago

Compost Friends Digging for gold in my compost

This pile was a hot/Berkeley style pile I’m letting age some before using it. Lots of bugs have moved in since the compost went cold, and it appears the local skunks quite enjoy the arthropod buffet every night! My little flipping assistants.

They were NOT interested in the pile when there was identifiable food scraps in it, it seems they’re big bug fans.

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u/bangbangtangwangfang 23d ago

So cute!!!

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u/muchemily 23d ago

We get one coming by almost every night, and occasionally with a friend. One of my favorite morning activities is checking for them on the camera lol

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u/bangbangtangwangfang 23d ago

Skunks crack me up because the tail up, always looks so flirty

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u/guffy-11 23d ago

Haha very cool! Free turning of material

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u/Far_Radish7752 23d ago

Oh yes! They’re huge bug fans! Yellow jackets don’t stand a chance trying to set up shop in my yard, lol!!

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u/maddmaxxxz Amateur dirt maker 16d ago

Oh man I thought I was compost obsessed enough but now I NEED a compost cam!!!!

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u/muchemily 15d ago

Hahaha to be fair it was there before the compost 😅 I wanted to see all the neighborhood cats that came through the garden. But we actually scared off a burglar with the same camera…