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Gardening

MyOwnPeace

(17,350 posts)

6. Have a plastic tumbler........

Reply to spinbaby (Original post)

Tue Feb 19, 2019, 07:27 PM

Feb 2019

never really worked out the correct recipe - product ends up looking like you're visiting a horse stable. I do use kitchen scraps for the most part, adding grass and leaves to mix up the total.
Since the mix is so moist I then empty it into a ground pit where I'll work it for a few more weeks with grass clippings and surrounding dirt. I've had it for over 11 years.

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Anyone try one of those rotating compost drums? [View all] spinbaby Feb 2019 OP

We had a metal one. Worked great till it rusted thru... ret5hd Feb 2019 #1

We made one out of patio blocks for the floor, regular cement blocks for the walls, shraby Feb 2019 #2

Sounds like the one I have now spinbaby Feb 2019 #3

I've used one for years...love it! Sturdy plastic, metal frame NRaleighLiberal Feb 2019 #4

No, but I use a black plastic trash barrel on KPN Feb 2019 #5

Have a plastic tumbler........ MyOwnPeace Feb 2019 #6

I love my tumbling composter steventh Feb 2019 #7

That's the one I was looking at spinbaby Feb 2019 #8

Frequent spinning and adding a little water in the 2 chambers help speed the composting process. steventh Feb 2019 #9

We have one, with two bins. It slows down in the winter and doesn't quite keep up... hunter Feb 2019 #10

I use an 80 gallon drum tumbler. NutmegYankee Feb 2019 #11

Still shopping spinbaby Mar 2019 #12

$299.00 is crazy but onethatcares Apr 2019 #13

Simpler is usually better spinbaby Apr 2019 #14

buy a manure fork onethatcares Apr 2019 #15

I'm an old lady spinbaby Apr 2019 #16

I am an old woman onethatcares Apr 2019 #17

This why I was looking into composters spinbaby Apr 2019 #18