Hello! I've had a tumbler composter for a few years now, and I always struggle with this. We add food scraps daily to the tumbler. I add browns (leaves, brown paper, etc). The tumbler fills up, but obviously, because we're constantly adding new material it never matures. At the end of the season (October/November) I empty it into a large aeriated bin, and start again with the tumbler. In spring I empty the bin, stir the 90% completed compost, and put it back in the bin. Then once it's "compost" I add it to my garden beds.
My question is - is there a better way? I'd love to hear how others use their tumbler and how they harvest the compost.
Thank you!!
My question is - is there a better way? I'd love to hear how others use their tumbler and how they harvest the compost.
Thank you!!