Re: Compost Tumblers

**D*@aol.com**

Dear Brook:
       We live on an a small spit of land in Scituate MA.  The houses are 
jammed together and a smelly composte pile would be noticeable.  I've 
detected no odor unless I put my head in the thing.  We composte kitchen 
vegetable waste, some grass clippings, and garden debris (not weeds).     
Initially we did grind up the material in a food processor (it died) but now 
we just put it in.   We try not to put in large tough stalks or any woody 
material.
       Having two tumblers helps.  While one tumbler is aging, the other can 
be filling up.  The process (largely due to our laziness) takes time and 
currently both tumblers are full of lovely rich composte waiting to be dumped 
and used.  Friends who have a single tumbler tend to forget to turn it when 
it is full.  The turning is important.
       Would I reccommend them?  Yes.  They are inobtrusive, turning a 
tumbler is a lot easier than turning a pile of  waste by hand.  
       Hope this helps,
       Deb
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