Not adding enough neem or turmeric powder so the pile gets too many maggots and the user feels repulsed.
No customer can factor in the maggots, the black soldier fly maggots can be quite prolific and the best thing to do is to add 2 tablespoons of neem or turmeric powder and rock salt in all containers every week. These maggots are harmless creatures and are good for composting.
Not covering the pile with adequate leaves / paper / sawdust so too many fruit flies - which also find their way into the kitchen and dining area.
Customers underestimate the term "cover". By cover we mean fully cover the surface of the waste so that the flies have no place to settle on.
Not adding enough dried leaves in the bottom container to absorb the leechate (liquid released during
composting).
Because the last container is not seen, most customers do not look at it and sometimes the leechate is a lot and the bed of leaves at the bottom is inadequate to absorb it. Once in two weeks its wise to inspect all three containers in case you are using the 3 tiered products.
Not mixing half done compost with fresh kitchen waste.
Most customers don't think that this will help reduce problems of smell and flies. We find this is a simple and sure way of reducing the problems. Mixing different vintages of composting matter helps accelerate the time of all the piles.
Not adding enough water and letting the pile go dry
Some customers as so scared about moisture that they let the pile go very dry.
This stops composting totally. The microorganisms need a film of water to live on and work.
so make sure that the pile is moist-not soggy-but moist.
