Compost This Lore

Country Lore: Build your own cheap and easy to use compost tumbler: plastic trash can drilled with holes and secured with nuts and bolts.

October/November 2000
 
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I wanted one of those nifty (and expensive) compost tumblers, but the price of the product always stopped me in my tracks. So my husband and I decided to build our own compost tumbler using things we had around the house. We found a plastic trash can and drilled holes all over the can. We also drilled four holes in the rim of the lid and secured it with four nuts and bolts.

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I just add my compost ingredients to the can and mix them by kicking the can over and turning it. Our tumbler was cheap to make and is easy to use. Best of all, we have finished, usable compost in several weeks.

M. Terifay
Fleetwood, PA

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  • Rose 12/25/2007 9:45:00 PM

    Thank you so much! I was also considering buying an expensive
    tumbler. Instead I will try your idea! Thanks for sharing!

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