If at all. I know some folks just let it sit and go low and slow.
Just curious to see what you folks prefer.
I let mine sit and it just compacted and didn’t really do much. Then I kept adding to it and made it worse. Rinse, repeat. Finally got a tiller and tilled it after 3 years and that made a world of difference.
Now I till it about once a month or so.
Still better than me. Once in the spring, once in the summer, once in the fall.
Probably should do it more often. Thanks for sharing.
My grandpa would water and turn his every other day. Wish I had the time/energy for that. lol
I spin the handle on my drum composter every time I add to it. The other bins seem to be turned every 6 months.
Every couple of weeks during the summer, once a month over the winter. Used to do it weekly, but decided I should probably let it heat up more between turns.
I do it by getting a fork and properly turning and mixing it. Very physically demanding!
I only really have the one 800 litre bin though. I think the let it sit strategy works better when you have 2 or more, just layer well and let nature do the mixing!
I rarely ever turn my pile often enough…
I wish I had a bobcat or other bucket loader, or the motivation to build enough hand crank tumblers to handle the volume I have
(Is vermicompost verboten on this board? 😬)
My mother got tired of her subpod and gave it to me along with an aerator tool: https://subpod.com/products/subpod-compost-aerator
I’ve been using that for the subpod along with my basic compost bin I picked up from the city. I aerate almost daily as I add fresh kitchen waste. Dump in the new stuff, dig deep and pull up from the bottom, just enough to fully cover the new bits.
Based on the answers here, am I doing too much? My compost is good and hot, seems healthy!
