I think the greens will turn into a stinky slimy mess unless mixed with browns

I stockpile leaves in the fall. And have kept a hundred or so pounds of used coffee grounds in Rubbermaids in the basment. After a couple of weeks some whiffy white mold grows over the grounds. And small bluegill or fish parts are such a priced resource that I keep them in the freezer. A small upright freezer in the basement allows one to buy more at grocery close-outs than they probably should.

Other than stuff freezing in the winter I do not stockpile greens myself. Anyone that I know that has tried has run into difficulty.

Lloyd

I agree.
Maybe you can turn the greens under in the garden & let them compost over the winter.

It's really difficult to stockpile greens. What happens is this: the greens piled together all start to break down a little, when they do they clump together. Because they clump together there is very little air throughout the pile. Little air in the pile means it goes anaerobic and an anaerobic pile is a stinky thing.

You can let your greens freeze, and then use them gradually as you acquire browns so that you can use them later. But it looks like you're in zone 8 which I suspect doesn't freeze so much.

One thing you could try if you have room is to create several mini piles (less than 6" tall) of greens. This way the degree of clumping is minimized and you can easily stir them about to get air in there. Then as you get some browns, use those little mini piles.

If I were in this situation, I would get creative to find more browns quickly. Used paper towels and tissues come to mind as often-overlooked resources. Maybe you have some old documents (not glossy) that need to be tossed - I doubt anyone would go to a compost pile to feed their identity-thievery habits. Maybe a posting on freecycle asking for old hay?

??? you lost me man. help me understand how that helps the original post about all greens piled in a bin. I am sure you have more to add. Tks

I stockpile up to ~400 lbs of fish scrap (in 80 lb 'totes' or 5 gal buckets) in a freezer. I then layer browns (typically wood chips) with the thawed fish scrap in pallet bins whenever I have enough to make a palletbinfull. It works well, doesn't smell, (other than a slight ammonia odor) and produces great compost. I get 3-5 palletbins of great compost this way annually.

My advice was going to be the same as greenbeans: spread them out a few inches deep on a garden bed or wherever you can, and use them up as browns become available.

In summer you can actually dry grass by spreading out thinly in the sun, and it retains its green nature and won't turn into a stinky mess as long as you don't let it get wet.

Piled in a bin, it will start to compost, even in cool weather.

I guess if one had access to gobs of used grounds you could dry them out. I noticed my Rubbermaids with the watery espresso grounds Starbucks liked to give out developed a wiffy white mold after several weeks if the top was on.

If you put tubs of grounds in the basement without covering, they might dry out enough to inhibit most growths. And you sure wouldn't need any air fragrances. Or rather, any fragrances or plug-ins you had would be overwhelmed by the grounds! Might be a good idea to start out in the garage.

Incidentally, I much prefer the loose grounds Starbucks pitched in the dumpster over the espresso grounds they may give you a small bag of.

Seems like you have a ton of greens! I have the opposite! Lots of browns and only kitchen waste as greens.
Some other things to add as "browns" toilet and paper towel rolls cut up, newspaper, dryer lint, shredded paper and cardboard. There MUST be some leaves falling somewhere in your area? Run down a gardener (NOT literally!) and ask for some leaves they are blowing into a pile! That's one less trip for them to the landfill. Nancy

I also have tons of greens, so I am always desperately on the look for browns. And this month is when I go all Andy Williams "It's the most wonderful time of the year!" I agree with the idea of burying them with dirt. Or perhaps at least mix them with the dirt, that may reduce the sliminess.

All of you xs greens folks, no horse stables close by?

That's my cheap and bottomless supply of browns. It must be almost 90% sawdust. I get it right after it comes out of the stables and either use it immediately in the garden or pile it up in a corner of the garden and cover with a tarp.