Gardening

hunter

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

Thu Feb 21, 2019, 12:53 PM

Feb 2019

... so I'll have to dump one bin before it's entirely done composting. But it's composted enough not to be attractive to rats, which is why we bought the composter.

Our neighborhood has trouble with rats because some neighbors leave food outside 24/7 for dogs and cats. We don't feed our own dogs outside, and I always make sure our bird feeder is empty and there's no spilled seed left on the ground before the sun goes down.

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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