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I have had an equally bad experience with a tumbler type composter. I have 
added inordinate amounts of carbon and it was still aneorobic.  I am back to 
composting in bins where I layer kitchen waste with newspaper, cardboard, and 
other brown stuff and sit back and let the worms do the work. 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: paul@richsoil.com
To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Mon, 14 May 2007 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Compost Tumbler....


I have used these things off an on over the years.

On the farm, with a good farm eco system, there is no need for
composting.  So I didn't do any there.

But in the city, a good composter can very useful.

There are two things in your message that make me think that the
problem isn't the contraption - it's the compost ingredients.  If
there is any less-than-earthy smell, you don't have enough carbons.
Also, if it is "gloppy" it is probably too wet.  The moisture level
should be that of a well wrung out sponge.

On 5/14/07, Noctaire <noctaire@infobin.org> wrote:
> Anyone using a compost tumbler?
>
> I have one that I picked up from a fellow Freecycler and I gotta admit, I'm
> not entirely pleased.  I've added all manner of organic material to it from
> kitchen scraps to leaves to grass clippings and all I end up with is a
> gloppy mess.  It's in the sun, I turn it every few days to mix things up
> well, and it's definitely reducing, but I'm yet to see that black gold come
> out.
>
> At this point, I'm about ready to give up on it as a source of compost and
> just consider it a convenient way of dealing with kitchen waste without
> freaking out the neighbors.  :)
>
> James
>
>
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