Compost Tumbler (Great For Beginners!)

It doesn’t take up a lot of room and keeps the compost contained and out of the reach of rodents!

I have used this Maze Compost Tumbler for the past year and fill it regularly with food scraps, garden clippings and leaves.

It is a slow process and won’t create huge amounts of compost (I have less than a bag’s worth after 9 months), but it is a great way to keep green waste out of the landfill and help the environment from your own yard!

[JR-jvcd]

Thanks for the video. I'm looking for large tumbler options and checked out your video.
One note, you don't want to leave it open. It can't make compost that way. That's why it's taking you months to get any compost. The process requires heat to break down the material, kill seeds and insects. It also keeps from producing/allowing rancid odors emanating from the tumbler, drawing unwanted pests to the area. Good compost does not stink nor produce a swarm of insects when you open the hatch.
I didn't catch everything you said you put in your tumbler. But keep in mind that you need a mix of nitrogen producing (green clippings, grass, etc...) and carbon producing material (dried leaves, wood chips, etc...). Most kitchen scraps are fine too but aren't good by themselves and require other materials to balance and break down.
Thanks again.

[ryan_cowan]

If you pull the plastic stickers off of Amazon prime boxes you can throw them in the composter as well. With a little moisture and some green stuff mixed then, they break down pretty fast and help boost production

[brittanyrodriguez]

This looks like a very sturdy tumbler! I have been researching compsting for a while. I made a kind of compost bin with just chicken wire cylinder around stakes in the ground. I think it was a bit too small and hard to turn. This seems like it might be easier :)

[morfayah]

Your scraps are not breaking down fast because it needs water, you must add water when it’s drying out or you will be waiting forever to get black gold.

[martynohara]

If you want this composted to be effective, locate it in direct sunlight all day and not in an alley way. The heat will dramatically speed up the process