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compost tumblers

My kids gave me a compost tumbler about ten years ago.  I had to beg.  They couldn't believe it was an appropriate Christmas present for their mom.  It's a large gray plastic barrel with a screw-on lid and it sits on a frame of pvc pipe. 
 
 The tumbler is unobtrusive and easy to spin but the "compost" finishes up wet, lumpy and disgusting.  I know I don't have the proper ratio of greens and browns - I just dump my kitchen waste in and occasionally add some leaves or hay.  It is interesting to unscrew the lid and watch the action - I'm easily amused -  so it's more entertainment center than efficient machine.
 
My usual composting method is to dump the kitchen and garden waste where I want it, stomp on it and cover it with mulch.  This is about as efficient as one can get, I'd say.  
 
 
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