Making your own compost at home can be both fun and good for the environment. Around 60% of household waste can be turned into compost including kitchen scraps and garden waste. Compost is a valuable nutrient rich food that will help your garden grow as it is one of best types of fertilizer you can use. Composting is a great way to recycle, why throw away valuable waste when you can turn it into valuable compost.
Rotating compost bins or compost tumblers are not a new concept, however modern engineering has refined the design making them easier to use than and much faster to create compost. Aeration is the main element in creating good quality compost and the turning action of the compost tumbler makes this process simple. Rotating compost bins have a handle on the side similar to that of a rotisserie, allowing the contents inside to be turned without the effort of using a pitchfork. The turning action enables air to flow equally throughout the compost preventing clumping.
A rotating compost bin is ideal if you are time poor and want to significantly reduce the time is takes to create compost for your garden. Unlike the compost heaps the compost tumbler can be moved around, making it easy to add compost to different areas of your garden.
Adding compost to your soil will reintegrate nutrients and helps your garden grow. Another benefit to the rotating compost bins design is the sealed lid or door. The door can be opened when adding scraps or waste. It also makes emptying the contents into a wheel barrow easy as it is the perfect height to do so. Closing or locking the door will keep out unwanted pests and keep any odours at bay.
Testimonials from compost tumbler owners suggest that they are extremely pleased with their purchases. Some of the key points discusses were how easy they are to use, how quickly they create compost, how simple they are to assemble and turn and how much free time they have to spend on their gardens.
To create nutrient rich compost it is necessary to have the proper mixture of ingredients. Experts recommend mixing a 50/50 mix of browns and greens. Brows include dry leaves, straw, hay, bark, paper, cardboard, paper towel, news paper. Green waste includes grass, grass clippings, garden waste and vegetable peelings. However not all waste can be used as compost items such as diseased plants, animal waste, weeds, hedge clippings, pines needles, nut shells, garden clippings that have been sprayed with chemicals, saw dust, weed seeds, soil, pet litter, cooked food, meat, bones, fat, oil, dairy products, ashes and wood chips are not recommended.
