In with the new compost tumbler and out with the old! (Note: pictures are done in my camera’s Paint format, which is why the colors are exaggerated, and the detail is less.)
Here is my new compost tumbler, which has several advantages over my old box.
The is the old compost bin. It lost its lid during Hurricane Ike.
This is the compost which I had gotten in about five months. There is compost in there, but it worked very slowly. It has undigested eggshells in it.
I can re-compost some of the stems if I chip them up.
Advantages of my compost tumbler over my old compost bin. The new one:
- Has a lid, and will keep out scavengers
- Tumbles the contents to mix thoroughly to oxygenate the working compost
- Is easily movable
- Can hold the heat for proper decomposition of the materials
- Empties easily
- Should be much faster; three months at the most for a batch of compost to be made.
- Will compost heavier duty materials, such as branch chips.