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Tips for compost tumbler
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Re: Tips for compost tumbler
I emptied the EnviroCycle Tumbler. As Sanderson discovered when she emptied her tumbler, I have damp lumpy material. I refilled the tumbler with leaves, grass/clover clippings and the dead pea vines from the SFG. According to the tumbler instructions it should be turned three times every three days. Maybe I will graph the compost temperatures and post them in "TrolleyDriver's Compost Thermometer" thread. Starting temperature today is 78F.


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trolleydriver
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Re: Tips for compost tumbler
Welcome to the lumpy club.
It's day 17 for my Lifetime and the temps are still in the 140-153*F range. I am leaving it open for several hours a day, now, and turning it daily. I'm hoping it will help reduce the moisture, let the temps drop and de-clump it a bit.

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Re: Tips for compost tumbler
Wow those are great temps.@sanderson wrote:Welcome to the lumpy club.It's day 17 for my Lifetime and the temps are still in the 140-153*F range. I am leaving it open for several hours a day, now, and turning it daily. I'm hoping it will help reduce the moisture, let the temps drop and de-clump it a bit.
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Re: Tips for compost tumbler
Today is day #21 and I will be emptying my Lifetime tumbler. The temps are 120-130*F but it smells good. Starting a new one tomorrow with husband's help in picking up a new bail of straw, mowing some of the flakes, collecting Starbucks and horse manure. Tonight I will work my magic on the farmer market vendors for their culls!
Ken will carry the buckets to the truck. You are probably wondering how I can claim that it's my compost when Ken does all the heavy lifting. Well, tomorrow I will cut up the culls and build #3 tumbler. 102*F
And turn and nurture it for days. 



sanderson
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Re: Tips for compost tumbler
sanderson ... nice!!!
My tumbler is doing nothing. I added more chopped leaves and grass/clover clippings to bring the contents back up to full level. I rotated the bin many times during this process. Hopefully, it will start doing something. If not I may give it a shot of blood meal. And if that does not work this thing may find itself advertised on kijiji.

My tumbler is doing nothing. I added more chopped leaves and grass/clover clippings to bring the contents back up to full level. I rotated the bin many times during this process. Hopefully, it will start doing something. If not I may give it a shot of blood meal. And if that does not work this thing may find itself advertised on kijiji.

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Re: Tips for compost tumbler
@trolleydriver wrote:And if that does not work this thing may find itself advertised on kijiji.


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