Wednesday Gardening – Composter

Posted on 01/29/2020 by Andrew Reynolds

The garden is still in winter mode, but I’m doing a few bits of infrastructure work.  So far this month I’ve put together two of these composters to make compost.  One is full and this is the new one we’re starting to fill up.

The new rotary composter

About Andrew Reynolds

Born in California Did the school thing studying electronics, computers, release engineering and literary criticism. I worked in the high tech world doing software release engineering and am now retired. Then I got prostate cancer. Now I am a blogger and work in my wood shop doing scroll saw work and marquetry.
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21 Responses to Wednesday Gardening – Composter

  1. Christi says:
    02/06/2020 at 8:47 am

    I’m notoriously lazy when it comes to compost-making. “Just a big pile” is the best I’ve done.

    I assume you have to add water occasionally? (That would be quite beyond me)

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  2. ParentingIsFunny says:
    02/01/2020 at 11:08 am

    Beautiful looking corner of the garden. I want one of those composters too.

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  3. G. J. Jolly says:
    02/01/2020 at 5:54 am

    How much does one of those barrel things cost? It would sure simplify the process a little.

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  4. Diane Henders says:
    01/30/2020 at 3:25 pm

    I’ve been wanting a rotary composter – so much easier to turn the mess, and the rodents don’t get into it… or so I’ve heard. How do you like it?

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    • Andrew Reynolds says:
      01/30/2020 at 3:56 pm

      So far I like them. They’re a bit of work to assemble but seem secure against rodents. A full one of these can be a workout to turn. I got the largest one I could, but there are smaller models too. We got too and started one a couple of weeks ago. So far it seems to be doing its job.

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  5. Mama's Empty Nest says:
    01/30/2020 at 5:23 am

    Fancy! I’m a bit ashamed to say our composter is just a big heap in a corner of our back yard…but of course, we live in the country.

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  6. Ray V. says:
    01/29/2020 at 11:28 am

    Everybody needs a good compost pile, but what if you don’t have a garden?

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  7. Jacqui Murray says:
    01/29/2020 at 10:51 am

    Well aren’t you amazing.

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  8. lorieb says:
    01/29/2020 at 9:10 am

    those are the best kind of composters, easy to mix up the layers when you add stuff. Also easy to get the finished product out! I have one like that and 3 of the older, block style types. The rotating one probably produces final compost three times faster!

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