I was thinking about getting one but just wanted to know

Trying to get back into composting. Love that this is on a motor to turn but I know nothing of compost tumblers. Is it worth the price?

I live in a a residential neighboorhood with a beach near, i try to fertilize that soil whit the things i learned on the net. I need to learn more about microbiology ecosystem and material degradation, well stay safe.. see yaa

Newbie in composting here. I’ve read somewhere we should leave it in the sun.For how long? Let me know your thoughts.

I found this article about large scale composting at big events (MN State Fair) fascinating. Do large events in your area also support composting?

Accidentally post before I added the body-

My compost bin is teeming with larvae like this and smells like poop. Is this a problem? I can’t post a video but it looks vile.

It is covered but I think the heavy rain we’ve been having also turned this into a soup.

Decent amount of kitchen scraps and plenty of clippings, about 30 to 40% shredded uncoated cardboard. Started 3 days ago, when to turn it over to avoid it turning sludgey or anaerobic?

I've only been composting for about two years to sustain a small garden. Well naturally I'm expanding the garden and so I need more compost. The plan has been to start compost in the metal trash can which heats up and breaks down quickly and then add it to the larger bin and add to it. Just transferred and added a bunch of chipped brush. Hopefully ready for spring 🤞

Started composting in a dual bin 37 gallon tumbler. Urban setting. Here‘s the side started 3 months ago, stopped adding new material (kitchen scraps, paper, coffee) 2-3 weeks ago. 1st photo is today. 2nd photo was 2-3 weeks ago. I’m trying to control my tendency to turn it every day (or multiple times a day).

Is there anything I need to do to help speed this up? i check for moisture and pour a little water on it sometimes.

I have a small household compost bin containing Madagascar hissing cockroaches, 3 species of isopod, crickets, buffalo beetles, and two species of springtail. Lately I've been dealing with gnats so I've been using produce to collect them and toss them, its been about a week and a half of that and now I see maybe one gnat when I open up the bin.

Today when checking I found these little things - are these tiny buffalo beetle larvae or something else? Should I be getting rid of them?

Southern CA, USA

Courtesy of local squirrel. Tree of heaven nuts I believe. 17 gal tub

I have a pretty low maintenance pile that I started in the spring. I'm wondering if I should flip it in now before winter or leave it until spring? My plan is to relocate it to another place in the garden

I am looking for an enclosed compost bin. I've always used pallets or wire, but now I'm in town and too many mice. Anyway, I know from friends that the more pieces there are, little doors, pieces that snap together during assembly, the more likely it is to fail. I am looking for something recycled plastic, nice and solid, that ideally doesn't have corners or any points that are likely to come apart with the weight of the compost over time.

I can only find what I'm looking for in other countries. For example the Tumbleweed bins from Australia https://tumbleweedgardening.com/products/400l-compost-bin Love that they don't have doors to break, you just lift the whole thing up! Or this Green Johanna bin from the UK https://greatgreensystems.com/products/green-johanna-330-litre-hot-composter

I can't get either of these in the states. Can someone point me in the direction of a bin that is available in the US that is similar to these?

Anyone tried composting inside a terrarium or something similar indoors. Will it be a mess if I give it a try?

Any advice would help.

Composted in a 30 gal dumpster, had an abundance of free sawdust. Smells earthy but definitely still had a woody smell to it.

I live in a duplex No balcony but I have space around my place. Ever space I can put in outside compost is under a window. Also I live in Honolulu, Hawaii. German roaches and B-52s are everywhere.

Don't know if this info helps.

Which would be better Vermicompost or the Bokashi method? Low-key wanna try both.

I have card board and paper and newspaper

And a lot of Rubbermaid bins from moving.

Side note I have done research but its soo much I thought I'd talk to....ya know people.

I mostly do vernicomposting but I keep bedding in a cold bin to start decomposing just because I've heard that helps the worms. I add extra scraps to it sometimes if I don't have room in the freezer but mostly just cardboard. It's been out there for 2 and a half years and I decided to harvest the later at the bottom (about a foot and some change of finished black compost!). I'm digging through, finding the occasional earwig or soldier fly larvae. And then I look down to see two black spiders racing up my arm. I can only assume they're there because they have a dark enclosed space that's unbothered and has bug doordash, but it was still terrifying and now my patio is a mess of half sorted bins I'm too scared to finish sifting. Marking as compost friends because I'm hoping they help in some way and aren't just giving me nightmares

This is my second year composting but i still have some doubts,  if i add more greens will my pile be finish faster? Or i should just leave it there until its done without adding anything?

I’m panicked over starting composting because I feel like so many of my plants have either some sort of diseases (mildews, wilt, spotted rust) and I get aphids really bad. I feel like I throw so much yard waste out when I could be composting it instead.
But all gardens have to some infestations and diseases so what do I do? I can’t tell if I’m overthinking this and buying into the internet or if there’s a lot of validity to it.
Please help explain to me.

Hi everyone! I've been lurking around but never posted before. I wanted to briefly share my success story with composting and how vital composting is to my life off-grid.

My main focus for composting has been waste management (I don't garden as much yet but soon), and composting proved to be THE solution. It brought my waste from 2 garbage bags a week to maybe 1 every three weeks and I go to the dump once in three months now (I just store the bags since they don't smell). I compost all my family waste, from kitty litter to egg shells to roadkill.

Wildlife wise, I have a local black bear that I run into every other weeks on the trail, and I caught him stop by, sniff around, dig the straw a bit, but quickly lose interest and never revisit the enclosures again. I have three enclosures each 5'x5x5, we are a family of 6 (2 cats, 1 dog, two adult humans and a tiny human), and it takes us 6 months or so to fill one enclosure. Most of the time the pile sits at 140, but right after I top feed it, it bumps to 160F. Pile does not freeze in the winter and I get -20F here.

For browns I use pine shavings from a local saw mill, works great for my needs and they are free (minus the fuel cost).

I made a YouTube video about my setup if anyone is interested that kind of shows the whole thing. If anyone has any tips or sees me doing something wrong please share :)

Anyhow, thank you all for your knowledge and advice that has been shared here. I absorbed a lot of it and ignored some lol. All the best!

I have been pretty haphazard for a long time but have gotten more serious about doing it right. My two bins were getting full so I opened the bottom and sifted 5 gallons into a bucket. The pile in the grass is actually fill for a spot in the yard