Tumbler Composting

QUESTION

1

The needs of a compost are: Home, Diet, ---?--- and Moisture

• Soil
• Air
• Heat
• Fertiliser

QUESTION

2

A balanced diet for the tumbler looks like equal parts

• Carrot tops and apple cores to equal parts coffee husks and fresh manure
• Food scraps and fresh grass clippings to equal parts dried leaves and shredded paper
• Coffee grounds and banana peels to equal parts wood chips and fresh grass clippings
• Potato and carrot peels to equal parts dried pasta and paper towel

QUESTION

3

The tumbler has two chambers so that you can

• Add garden scraps to one side and food scraps to the other
• Let one side mature while you fill the other
• More air can enter the compost
• You can keep your pet waste separate

QUESTION

4

Whenever your kitchen scraps container is full you should:

• Pour the food scraps into the working chamber
• Scatter dry brown scraps into the working chamber
• Mix new scraps into the compost with 3 or 4 tumbles (takes 30 seconds or less)
• All of the above (Food, Tumble, Garden!)

QUESTION

5

If your tumbler becomes clumpy and heavy to turn you should:

• Leave the air vents open to allow excess moisture to drain out
• Break up clumps using a garden tool
• Add more browns including shredded cardboard, sugar cane mulch or dry leaves
• All of the above

QUESTION

6

You should AVOID composting:

• Fruit and veg scraps
• Small amounts of cooked food
• Large amounts of oil, meat, gum leaves or pine needles
• Dried grass clippings, wood chips or non recyclable paper like used paper towels