Question Compost Tumbler
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Mr self sufficient me
Did a review on tumbler about six months ago!
Composting is the heartbeat of organic gardening!
Good luck!
Mr self sufficient me
Did a review on tumbler about six months ago!
Composting is the heartbeat of organic gardening!
Good luck!
G'day,
Thank you for your reply. I have decided to go ahead and purchase the Tumbler as I think it will serve it's purpose.
Cheers Perry
Thank you for your reply. I have decided to go ahead and purchase the Tumbler as I think it will serve it's purpose.
Cheers Perry
G'day JohnH,
I am still trying to convince my wife that it is not just a Toy but something that will be beneficial to our garden. My birthday is coming up. I will ask her to buy one for me, US!!!!! It is her garden as well.
Cheers Perry
I am still trying to convince my wife that it is not just a Toy but something that will be beneficial to our garden. My birthday is coming up. I will ask her to buy one for me, US!!!!! It is her garden as well.
Cheers Perry
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I would also be interested in your experiences with it. I have one of those kind that has a big aerating cone in the middle, and I am not super impressed. Seems like the old fashioned method of hand-turning the pile breaks things down faster than this thing does. Luckily, it was a gift, so no money wasted on it.
G'day,
I have not purchased a Compost Tumbler as yet. I still do the Regular Turning Method. Turning one bay over into another bay.
Cheers Perry
I have not purchased a Compost Tumbler as yet. I still do the Regular Turning Method. Turning one bay over into another bay.
Cheers Perry
I have 2 tumblers, and it can not fill all my needs for compost. When we were remodeling, I composted in place all over the back yard and now we have 2 huge bins behind the pool house as well as the tumblers. I am hoping next summer I will only have to purchase mulch and can have enough compost for all my beds.
My hubby does very little of the composting ''work''. I gather the coffee grounds, egg shells, bags of leaves, and dealt with it every week for over 4 years prepping the soil. He built the bins and did the prep of the beds and is working on the irrigation system now. I do most of the planting and maintenance and occasionally get his help with harvesting.
in my opinion, if you have the space then let nature make your compost with very little work and save your money for amendments, like biochar, worm castings and rock dust.
Happy Gardening !
P J, the Dirt Diva
My hubby does very little of the composting ''work''. I gather the coffee grounds, egg shells, bags of leaves, and dealt with it every week for over 4 years prepping the soil. He built the bins and did the prep of the beds and is working on the irrigation system now. I do most of the planting and maintenance and occasionally get his help with harvesting.
in my opinion, if you have the space then let nature make your compost with very little work and save your money for amendments, like biochar, worm castings and rock dust.
Happy Gardening !
P J, the Dirt Diva
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