Ideally and for several reasons, composting in a compost barrel is a good solution. It keeps your compost pile neat. Instead of a mound or pit of compost which creates an unsightly spectacle in your yard, a much better alternative is a compost barrel.


1. One of the best types of compost barrel is an oak barrel that was used for wine. These barrels have thick walls that insulate and lock in moisture.

2. The wooden walls hasten decomposition by raising temperatures to an optimal level. Compared to metal or plastic barrels, a wooden compost barrel achieves a faster rise in temperature.

3. Moreover, a wooden barrel can help you produce compost at a much faster rate than an open bin or compost pit.

4. Also, compared to a pit that can be very labor-intensive, requiring the manual turning of ingredients with a pitchfork at regular intervals or whenever new ingredients are added, a rotating barrel needs only a couple of spins to get the job done.

5. Material that has already progressed in the composting process, is mixed with fresh additions by the tumbling action.>It is a stimulator for new material decay. The spinning also helps aeration which speeds up the material decomposition even more.

6. Look for a compost barrel with a rod across the inside. This will ensure that no clump of compost remains a single globule for too long. Old lumps of compost can really help break down newly added material at a faster rate.

7. While a regular compost pile averages 6 to 8 weeks before the first batch of compost can be harvested, a compost barrel when spun daily can produce the initial compost batch in as little as 3 weeks!

8. With a compost barrel, you can easily use excess water to fertilize flower-producing houseplants, for instance; or you can just pour excess liquid out. The easy tilting motion will aid you either way.

9. With its tumbling motion aided by the barrel's weight, it is easier to transfer the contents of a compost barrel into a pail ready to be used as fertilizer. Compared to shoveling compost from a pit into a container, a barrel is much more convenient.

10. A common size of a compost barrel is 25 inches across and 35 inches tall, and a capacity of approximately 50 gallons.>>These models can be assembled with tools. It only necessitate a couple of people to raise the compost barrel enabling it to be set up by a third person.


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