On 4 Mar, 14:57, "Dinah" wrote:

At present, all I find is a wet smelly heap - is this to be expected, or
are there any tips

What have you put on your heap so far? Is it covered? Is it made of
wood, or is it a plastic composter? This would help finding the
problems. Too wet usually show the lack of 'brown' material, such as
leaves, cardboards etc. Check the link below for some hints.

http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/orga.../compost_1.php