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Henchman Compost Tumblers
The Compost Tumbler makes home composting quick, easy and vermin free!
How it Works -
The Compost tumbler accomodates for the variety of ways you can go about composting. Each purchase is supplied with a detailed free guide on how to get the best results according to what material is available to you. But the general approach is...
Fill the Compost Tumbler - This system is flexible, there is more than one way to go about it. As a rule of thumb for the fastest method - add about 4 parts fresh green material (nitrogen producing) to 1 part dry brown material (carbon producing). Ideal green material includes fresh grass trimmings, fresh leafy material, poultry and equine waste and kitchen waste. Ideal brown material includes dry leaves, wood, black and white paper and cardboard. To achieve the fastest results coarse material like cardboard and wood should be shredded first.
Rotate the Compost Tumbler – Rotate the drum of the Compost Tumbler half a dozen times once a day, to ensure the contents are aerated and spend time in the hot centre of the Compost Tumbler. (By the way my mother can happily turn our largest tumbler while full).
Use the compost – During the warmer months of April to October, compost can be ready after just 2 or 4 weeks. Mix it liberally with soil on anything you want to grow, or apply around the base of growing plants as protective mulch.
Which Model?
The model of Compost Tumbler that best suits you depends mainly on how much material you are consistenly trying to compost. Our 'Patio' compost tumbler is the smallest, and can in fact be used simply as a very effective waste disposal unit rather than a compost maker, if your trying to throw less into the landfill system.
The Original Single and Original Double Compost Tumblers are the same size, but the Double Compost Tumbler is split into two compartments giving more flexibility in your approach
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