Homemade Compost Tumbler from 55 gallon metal drum

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  1. SuburbanHomestead

    SuburbanHomestead New Seed

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    In this video I show how I made a compost tumbler for free using recycled materials, including a metal 55 gallon drum.
    What is your experience with using compost tumblers? Are they worth the trouble?

    [youtube]watch?v=s8v7yjEASds[/youtube]
     
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  3. toni

    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    That's a great design toni. I like the casters instead of a central axis.
     
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    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    I stole Toni's design and have one also which works pretty good. Only thing I'd have done different would be to add something to help break up the stuff when you roll the barrel.
     

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