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Elijablue Wheaton, IL(Zone 5b) May 13, 2011

Last year I got a compost tumbler - my first experience with composting. I'm not sure I put in the right proportions of green/brown material, but kept adding to it all season. In opening the tumbler this spring, I have lots of "clods" - material all stuck/clumped together in a tight ball. Does it just need more time to "cook" or does it need to be mixed and perhaps dried out? I turn the tumbler a few times a week, but have never added any activators to it. I'd like to start using it this spring, adding to my gardens, but not sure if it is ready.

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OutlawHeart81 Albany, NY(Zone 5a) May 14, 2011

it probably needs to cook a little longer. i'd water it, since it should be moist in order to break down properly.
what exactly did you put in there? that will help to know too.

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Elijablue Wheaton, IL(Zone 5b) May 15, 2011

Last spring, I put in a lot of what I thought was "brown" material - dried foliage from my perennials. All season, I added veggie/fruit waste from the kitchen (no meat or dairy or fat though). Periodically in the summer I would add grass clippings and in the fall I added leaves (not shredded up though). It has been raining here this spring and I think the mixture is quite moist already, as the tumbler has small holes in the top.

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