Mysterious, elusive, and nocturnal with glowing red eyes and large wings, the Mothman is not only my favorite cryptid but surely, he has the best compost around. So, I caught up with him in a moonlit farm field in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and gleaned a few tips on maintaining your backyard compost bin.
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| Illustration credit: Tim Bertelink |
- Stay out of sight- the Mothman has only been spotted a few times, and your neighbors will appreciate if you take that approach with your compost bin. Tuck it into an out of the way spot in your yard to avoid unwanted attention.
- Keep it big- the Mothman was reported to have an impressive 10-foot wingspan. You don’t have to go quite that large with your compost pile but keeping it to a 3’ x 3’ x 3' size will help it heat up. If you compost in a bin, you want to try and fill the bin at least halfway for the best decomposition results.
- Celebrate your fascination- every year thousands of people congregate at the Mothman Festival. You can show your love of composting with one of our I Heart Compost magnets. Hamilton County residents can have one for free- just send me an email.
You may not fly behind cars of teenagers with glowing red
eyes or stalk fireman through farm fields, but you can take the Mothman’s
advice to improve your backyard composting. And while you are unlikely to encounter
the actual Mothman in your backyard, you will attract lots of real
macroinvertebrates to snack on your food scraps.
Happy Halloween, composters! If you like Halloween and
composting as much as me, check out previous year’s posts:
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Did the Boogeyman Snatch Your Compost
Blogger?
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Fall
Composting Tips from a Mummy
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The Headless Horseman’s Guide to
Backyard Composting
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Compost Lessons from the Swamp
Monster
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Three Reasons Werewolves Make
Terrible Composters
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Was Frankenstein an Outstanding
Composter?
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How to Practice Compost Witchcraft
This was honestly delightful--thank you for the laugh and the great tips!
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