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I regret not getting a tumbler for my compost, turning it in a 5x5x5 bin in a small backyard is challenging. I think that’s also why my compost loses activity i

I regret not getting a tumbler for my compost, turning it in a 5x5x5 bin in a small backyard is challenging. I think that’s also why my compost loses activity in the colder months. I have a supplementary kitchen-sized heated tumbler compost bin on my deck for winter which does a great job but too small.

laborcontract 2y ago
Ow, reading your comment is making my back hurt. Yes. I feel your pain. That said, I don’t use a bin. I’ve succumbed to the lazy boy way of handling my compost, which is to make a haphazard pile and then use a rake to mix it up by toppling it and rolling it. It’s made my life a ton easier, back doesn’t hurt anymore, and my results are great.
- nxicvyvy 2y ago
  I do this for my bigger pile, for my small compost bin I love the corkscrew method. https://www.amazon.com/Tumbleweed-Aerator-Spiral-composting-Tool/dp/B074WZFLN2/ https://www.amazon.com/Tumbleweed-Aerator-Spiral-composting-...
dylan604 2y ago
I have a tumbler, but for 2 years in a row the composting just wouldn't start. I added the starter pellets to it, and would maintain it just like in previous uses of tumblers. When I'd empty it, it was just stored cut grass. I've now just started a pile in the spot next to the tumbler where I emptied it. The pile is amazing. I just turn it with a shovel and you can see the progress. I stopped using the tumbler all together. I only use the trimming from yard work and add plant based leftovers from the kitchen, and it breaks things down much faster than I was expecting. It doesn't have a rodent problem. It doesn't stink. In fact, quite the opposite. I enjoy the smell of fresh turned up soil instead the expected rotting smell.
- Groxx 2y ago
  Connecting your composting to the ground makes a lot of things happen automatically. Way, way easier.
PyWoody 2y ago
The drawback of tumblers is you don't get that sweet worm action.

laborcontract 2y ago

Ow, reading your comment is making my back hurt. Yes. I feel your pain. That said, I don’t use a bin. I’ve succumbed to the lazy boy way of handling my compost, which is to make a haphazard pile and then use a rake to mix it up by toppling it and rolling it. It’s made my life a ton easier, back doesn’t hurt anymore, and my results are great.

nxicvyvy 2y ago
I do this for my bigger pile, for my small compost bin I love the corkscrew method. https://www.amazon.com/Tumbleweed-Aerator-Spiral-composting-Tool/dp/B074WZFLN2/ https://www.amazon.com/Tumbleweed-Aerator-Spiral-composting-...

dylan604 2y ago

I have a tumbler, but for 2 years in a row the composting just wouldn't start. I added the starter pellets to it, and would maintain it just like in previous uses of tumblers. When I'd empty it, it was just stored cut grass. I've now just started a pile in the spot next to the tumbler where I emptied it. The pile is amazing. I just turn it with a shovel and you can see the progress. I stopped using the tumbler all together. I only use the trimming from yard work and add plant based leftovers from the kitchen, and it breaks things down much faster than I was expecting. It doesn't have a rodent problem. It doesn't stink. In fact, quite the opposite. I enjoy the smell of fresh turned up soil instead the expected rotting smell.

Groxx 2y ago
Connecting your composting to the ground makes a lot of things happen automatically. Way, way easier.

PyWoody 2y ago

The drawback of tumblers is you don't get that sweet worm action.