I know im overcomplicating this, but it’s been my goal to start composting for years but I get held up with concern about crows, raccoons, and rats/mice visiting my pile.
I’m seeing a used jora composter on marketplace, and I’m a bit intrigued by the idea of starting my my compost in a tumbler and then moving it to a 2-3 bin system once it’s a bit more broken down. Anyone do something similar? Feedback on this idea? Thanks in advance!
by Junebigbikes
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I have some bins but getting a tumbler just to have one.
Oh I was vaguely planning on doing it the other way, so I keep the sifted stuff from the big bin in a tumbler to finish off and that’s what I actually use when I need compost. Would the other way be better?
Just start. I dont understand why you should setup a perfect system from day one?
The tumbler i dont really understand. They are usually small, a bit expensive. And somewhat prone to fail. A bin, with the same footprint usually can hold 3x the amount of the tumbler.
Sure the bin is slower. And slightly more risc of getting mice (i put up traps inside my bin, if i see any mice). I prefer slow compost, with as little effort as possible for the finished product.
I would skip the tumbler and get a bin instead.
The Jora tumbler will keep pests out better than anything. What little smells there are with proper composting are mitigated by the Jora.
I’d say moving to a 2-3 bin is overkill, especially since this is a 2 chamber tumbler. I’d fill one side and tumble it as long as it took to fill the 2nd, then dump the contents from the oldest material into any bin that’s got ground contact, a single bin just to sit and chill for 6-9 months would do fine even if you just left it to sit and cure.
Tumbler + geo bin is my favorite combo if you don’t have space for a 3 bin set up.
The tumbler starts the process. Keep adding until it’s full and let it break down. Once it jets to a point where it’s not desirable to pests, move it to the geo bin and lets it finish the process there while you have room for new scraps in the tumbler.
Can something like this be made out of old washing machine