He he, thank you for all your constructive comments.
brightlights60,
Sep 23, 6:00am
Yup, we have one. Got it from Bunnings a few years ago and love it. Much less mess than the static ones, and easy to give a few turns to every time you put more in. We only use raw vege scraps, egg shells, tea bags and mulched leaves from our leaf vac/blower, plus the odd bit of used potting mix and a small amount of grass clipping. And yes, full of worms, beautiful smelling, great compost and its ready pretty quickly compared to the static ones.
paora-tm,
Sep 23, 6:13am
How did the worms get into it?
brightlights60,
Sep 29, 4:02am
Through the leaf material and old potting mix we add occasionally. I would say the odd one crawls up there too as it must be the most delicious place for them!
susievb,
Sep 21, 12:11am
I see at the clearance shed they are advertising rotary composters for $99
The advantage for me with something on a stand is I can have it on my concrete area. Since it is off the ground do you need to add worms for it to work?
lythande1,
Sep 21, 12:53am
Add worms. geez,
Just make a pile with your clippings and kitchen scraps and the worms will move in up from the ground.
The drivel around compost these days. and yet a lot of people still have sad looking gardens.
We have used the pile method for 39 years. no importing worms, no special feeding, no special containers.
Just plain old fashioned growing our own veges.
samanya,
Sep 22, 4:55am
Well lythande, that was not a very positive reply, was it? The op was asking for help with a rotary compost thingy & all credit to her for wanting to learn & recycle. Susievb . have a look here, for instructions & good on you for wanting to put nutrients back into the soil.
I have one of the large older style tumblers, and it works well. You don't need worms, I don't think they would enjoy being tumbled. Just remember to tumble regularly so everything doesn't clump up.
fogs,
Sep 22, 10:15am
we have just bought one looks very good
harm_less,
Sep 22, 6:16pm
Agreed. If the composting process is working right then there should be some heating occurring. In a 'heap' system the worms will steer clear of the compost during this phase and migrate in later.
spiritofgonzo,
Mar 18, 11:42am
get a grip, there are many ways to compost, just because you do it one way doesn't mean everything else is drivel
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