Anne Welsh Jackson wrote:
"Pete C" wrote:

Has anyone here designed and built their own rotating composter?
Looked at commercial ones, but I can't afford a second mortgage!

I bought two of these many years ago, when I discovered
NZ flatworms in my garden. The idea of having composters
up off the ground appealed greatly.

Yes, they work, but if I had only a confined space, then I'd
rather invest in a wormery. Not only do you get compost as
the end product, but you also get liquid, which is a great
plant fertiliser. I wouldn't buy the rotating composters again.
Not worth the money, IMO.
Thanks for that Anne. Whilst I love gardening, I'm one of those that can't
stand our creepy crawley friends.-
--
Pete C
London UK

Anne Welsh Jackson wrote:
"Pete C" wrote:
Anne Welsh Jackson wrote:
"Pete C" wrote:

Has anyone here designed and built their own rotating composter?
Looked at commercial ones, but I can't afford a second mortgage!

I bought two of these many years ago, when I discovered
NZ flatworms in my garden. The idea of having composters
up off the ground appealed greatly.

Yes, they work, but if I had only a confined space, then I'd
rather invest in a wormery. Not only do you get compost as
the end product, but you also get liquid, which is a great
plant fertiliser. I wouldn't buy the rotating composters again.
Not worth the money, IMO.
Thanks for that Anne. Whilst I love gardening, I'm one of those
that can't stand our creepy crawley friends.-

"Creepy crawley"? You're referring to worms? Without worms
there would be no gardens!
I know. Without many wee things , there would be no gardens.........no us
even. I love'em, just keep their distance
--
Pete C
London UK

In article , Mary Fisher
writes


It could be modified :-)

Mary




How about one of them barrels and just roll it up and down the garden.
Or one of those garden rollers that you filled with water to make
heavier.
Indeed surely some drinks manufacturer etc might have redundant plastic
barrels that you could use?
I have seen them being used as water butts on allotments so they must be
around.

Stick a length of piping inside et voila a rotating bin
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

I have recently finished making an automatic sifter and early results look promising - it can be seen (together with several others) at Nifty-stuff.com

Happy sifting

For compost making I have made two rotating tumbler bins each 210L

The plastic drums are from a specialist barrel recycler near Maidenhead and cost £10 each. They previously held made up mustard and originated in India. They have screw on lids and stand about 1.5M high.

They look like this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcPz4...eature=related
only bigger.

And have a stand like this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HfKF...eature=related
They don't work when the weather's cold