Using a compost bin or compost tumbler is a big help in making compost. It averages 4-6 weeks in a tumbler compost bin, while a compost pile might take 1 year.
Using a Compost Bin or a Compost Tumbler to Make Compost, Organic Fertilizer, and Compost Tea
The main advantage of using a compost bin or compost tumbler is that your compost pile is not in sight - it is hidden inside the compost bin or the compost tumbler. The benefit of a compost tumbler is the ease of turning the compost so that it decomposes quickly and evenly.
If you choose to purchase a compost bin or compost tumbler, they are readily available at lawn and garden supply stores, organic supply stores, and online. Making organic compost is easy in a compost bin and even easier in a tumbler compost bin.
One of the leading online resources to get a compost bin or compost tumbler is Clean Air Gardening.com.
Clean Air Gardening offers a Tumbler Compost Bin that doubles as a compost tea maker. Per the website, "The base of the composter collects liquid, so you can produce five gallons of compost tea with no additional effort! Compost tea is full of nutrients, and a great way to perk up everything from vegetables to flowers to houseplants."
The compost bin or compost tumbler can produce 450 - 900 pounds of compost annually. The compost is usually ready in 4-6 weeks, sometimes faster.
If you are on a budget, or you just like creating your own things, you can make your own homemade compost bin or compost tumbler. Discover a free compost bin plan in the guide, How to Build a Compost Bin from Missouri University.
You can also use other boxes you might have available as a compost container. Garden compost enriches the soil, makes plants healthier, and helps the planet, so your efforts will be well rewarded!
To learn how to make compost or organic fertilizer by making a compost pile in your yard using both hot and cold compost methods, see my article, Compost: Organic Fertilizer. Compost: Organic Fertilizer also gives tips for speeding up the compost process.
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Copyright May 2006 by Sally Morton.
