Comments on: Compost Tumbler Update

By: Jesse

Jesse — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:17:59 +0000

I just found my answer here, the VermBin24. I will look into it thank you!

By: Jesse

Jesse — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:50:09 +0000

I have built my own tumbler and start getting fines falling out through the door in as little as two weeks in the summer. However my girlfriend has complained that she doesn’t think the fines I sift out are fine enough. I think I just found my solution.

Question though:
I’ve taken so much work out of composting by building my own tumbler (about to get a gear reduction upgrade) and wheelbarrow mounted trommel sifter, that I can’t wrap my head around having a continuous vertical flow and having to lift and move and switch and remove product and add more compost to the top. I’m working to make my whole compost process flow through where greens and browns go in daily, and fines come out nonstop. But how could I apply worms to this process and keep a continuous flow? I’ve google’d for days and don’t yet see anything that looks like what I could imagine I’m looking for. What advise have you?

By: Bentley

Bentley — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:07:24 +0000

I think a concrete mixer would be an excellent way to mix everything up!
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By: synelg

synelg — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:20:05 +0000

I have two MOUNTAINS of wood-chips to deal with. Several cubic metres. I might be able to get hold of an old concrete-mixer. Do you think this would be suitable for mixing the chips with manure and nitrogen-containing liquids before piling it somewhere to age?

By: Bentley

Bentley — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 20:09:26 +0000

STEVE – tumbling would definitely be a great way to get the microbial population going! I can’t wait to start testing out some of this stuff in my worm beds. Will certainly keep everyone posted!
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TED – It would likely be similar to the leachate from a fairly new worm bin. There would certainly be nutrients in there, but there also might be some harmful compounds. Make sure to mix with water and/or aerate. Not sure enough would ever drain out though.

By: Ted

Ted — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 12:56:54 +0000

Sorry, wrong button.

Would the leachate from the rotting scraps, make a somewhat good plant food If drained somehow?

By: Ted

Ted — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 12:52:05 +0000

I know there’s no worms inside, but because of the rotting food scraps, would the leachate

By: Steve L.

Steve L. — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:16:44 +0000

hmmm… I see a project worming it’s way onto my to-do list. This year I’ve gone to pre-composting materials for worm food, and it’s a great way to provide a more ready-to-eat product for the worms. I’ve read (on this site and others) that it is largely due to the much higher micro population that is decomposing the material. Whatever it is, it seems to work as my worms are in the food stock much faster then when putting in fresh scraps.
Again, that is a nice tumbler. Thanks for sharing.