Remember when everyone said you needed a fancy tumbler for apartment composting?

Honestly, I tried a plastic tumbler bin for about six months in my old place in Phoenix. It was a pain to turn, and if I missed a day, it would get this weird, sour smell. I switched to a simple five-gallon bucket with a tight lid and some holes drilled in it for a bokashi system. The difference was crazy. The bokashi bran stops the smell before it even starts, and I can keep the bucket under my kitchen sink. Now I just bury the pickled scraps in my friend's garden plot every few weeks. It's way simpler and there's zero fruit fly drama. Has anyone else made a switch like that and been shocked at how much easier it got?

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piperr5811d ago

My old plastic tumbler in Austin was impossible to turn once it got half full. I swapped to a double bucket worm bin, just two ten gallon totes stacked. The worms handle everything, and I just drain the "tea" from the bottom bin for my plants. No turning, no smell at all.

bettywilson11d ago

Oh man, the "weird, sour smell" from a missed day is so real. I had the exact same problem with my first set up. Your bucket method sounds way smarter.