Tell me about composters

[ah123]

We bought a house with a big backyard so thought I would start composting. I need a composter, but have no clue what I should get. Do I need a tumbling one? How big?

Any suggestions?


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[Canehdianman]

I'd get a tumbling one if I were you. I saw one at Costco last weekend.

I got the $25 one from the city. It is worthless.

[Regulator75]

Once the city forces those green bins, I'm tossing it into my blue bin.

[Wormius]

How handy are you? Seriously, just set aside a patch of ground and you have done it. Mix in a bit of soil and it won't t smell bad.

The city ones are a nuisance. They come apart when you try to stir the contents.

Watch out for wasps / bees / vermin.

[Clarkey]

I made one by taking 4 pallets and ratchet strapping them together into a cube shape. After 2 years I now have a cubic yard of compost.

[Canehdianman]

Originally Posted by Clarkey

I made one by taking 4 pallets and ratchet strapping them together into a cube shape. After 2 years I now have a cubic yard of compost.

Your neighbours must love you.

[pseudoreality]

I've done composting a million different ways. The easiest I find is to have one big bin that you throw stuff into and forget. Then once or twice a year shovel out the black stuff that no longer looks like food into a black plastic with hole drilled into it. The finishing bin will be completed the following year. Its neat and easy. Mix when you feel like it.

[Clarkey]

Originally Posted by Canehdianman

Your neighbours must love you.

Nobody above or below my balcony has phoned the condo board yet.

[Northendzone]

Originally Posted by Clarkey

Nobody above or below my balcony has phoned the condo board yet.

Winner winner, chicken dinner.......

[Suzles]

The tumbling one. Most popular one we sell at Lowe's.