Good Ideas Compost Wizard Outdoor Garden Dual Tumbler Compost Container, Black
$191.99
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Good Ideas brings over two decades of rotational molding experience to provide sustainable and stylish products that will enhance your lawn and garden. Our diverse product selection includes rain barrels that double as beautiful planters, composters to turn yard and kitchen waste into usable organic material, and decorative and functional landscaping accents.
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Generous 7-cubic foot (50 Gallon) total capacity: Contains two separate 3.5-cubic foot (25 Gallon) capacity chambers that allow individual composting
Fully assembled dual tumbler model allows low maintenance and easy setup
Compost Tea collecting base stores up to 5 gallons of nature’s best liquid plant food
8″ twist-off lids to secure the chambers
Black color for maximum heat absorption
Made with BPA-free polyethylene plastic, designed to produce compost that is safe for contact with edibles
Pet and child-safe and friendly
9 reviews for Good Ideas Compost Wizard Outdoor Garden Dual Tumbler Compost Container, Black
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Tatt2edtears –
Awesome, cant wait for my first batch!
This double compost wizard dual tumbler by Good Ideas is absolutely cool. It’s huge but it comes all in one piece so you really don’t have to put it together simply open up the product out of the box and put it on its base and it’s ready to go. One of the reasons I got this (vs the other stand up composters) is the fact that it makes compost tea in the base. However since it would be on the floor it might be a little hard to get the compost tea out without having to take the barrel full of compost off and tip over the base to get the tea out. So because of this we decided to make a table to put our composter on so that we could easily drain the compost tea without having to move it. This works fairly well and I definitely recommend putting it on some sort of table or platform. I love the fact that it is multi divided into two separate portions so you can have one filling up while the other side is turning into compost. However the only reason it has this is a thin layer of plastic in the middle which I thought they could have easily divided into actual separate places I keep worrying that it may break in the middle. I haven’t had that problem yet. I have had mine for about a month now and I’m just barely filling up one side of the compost bin so if you’re a single-family household one of these will do great to keep your compost in while the other one is mixing. It’s supposed to make compost in 6 to 8 weeks and I’ve had my filling for about a month now and it’s still kind of looks like what I put in there. So I expect it might take a bit longer, but I like the fact that I have another one to fill up while I’m waiting for the first. easily You can easily turn it, it even has some little cups and grooves to put your hands in making it easier to turn. The circular lids come off easy by just screwing them down and the only thing I have to look out for is that it collects a lot of gnats. Once I open the lid I kind of have to wait a while unless I want to get a bunch of bugs in my face (which I don’t). After they have dissipated a bit I can dump in my compost, give it a few turns, and I am done till next dumping. Other than that I think it’s a great product and I’m very happy with my purchase. Definitely a durable quality product.~Thanx!~
Jane Eyre –
Stable Rust-free Dual Hopper Tumbling Composter
The Good Ideas Compost Wizard Dual compost tumbler has the most sensible design for me, I researched about 10 others. Most important for me was no legs because I’ve got very uneven ground where patio chair legs sink in unevenly, so tube legs are a bad idea for my use. Some brands had stronger legs but were too expensive for me. Anyway, I like the low flat base. I placed in by a low retaining wall, so it is about waist high for me and very stable. The base is a hollow box, and collects dripping liquid from the barrel, has a tap than unscrews to pour it wherever wanted as “compost tea”, my compost is rarely that damp. The only metal is where the axles which are sturdy bolts that are painted and hold the 4 wheels in the base. The plastic is black, and made of recycled materials. The specifications didn’t mention Ultraviolet protection,so I imagine the life of the plastic will depend on sun exposure over several years. The two hoppers in the barrel are separate, but I filled them both as I’m in a hurry to get started. The barrel shape has handpockets for easier turning. It also has two handles formed into the side, for carrying empty which are handy. The two hoppers have separate hatchs which unscrew. A bit fiddly to start, but snug in well-see where the thread starts on the hole, and match up the arrow point on the lid, set in and twist, works well for me. Edited 4 months later: Producing compost in each hopper every month, which I set aside in a plastic bag to “cure”, that is to wind down the final composting, while I start new batches. I am very pleased with this tumbler purchase. I remove the compost with a gloved hand grasping large clumps to fill the bags, it goes pretty fast. I’ve composted tree and shrub leaves, pine needles, straw, coffee grounds, vegetable parings, with alfalfa hay. With enough water to dampen, some old compost and turning, the heat goes up fast. I think the important thing is to leave enough room to stuff to tumble, and don’t add any more stuff until the batch is done. Otherwise, the micro bacteria “get confused”, as there are 3-4 stages of different bacteria that do the composting, and adding more stuff interrupts those phases. If there is not enough air inside the hopper, it will become stinky and slimey, take some of the stuff out, add some fresh “brown” stuff, and give the tumber a couple of turns a day. The stinky bacteria will die from all the air, and the good bacteria will be able to live and do its thing. Well, that has been said by others, and my experience. I like this compost tumbler very much.
Rotten Guatemalan –
It composts and looks good doing it.
Pretty happy with this. Cooks the compost relatively quickly. Looks good – well, as good as a composter can look, I guess. I doubt your neighbors or HOA will object as long as you don’t make it a centerpiece of your garden. Pretty easy to get the compost out if you put it up on a pedestal; we just used concrete landscape blocks from Lowe’s. Seems to make respectable compost tea, which our potted plants seem to enjoy – or maybe we just have good luck with potted plants. btw, the tea tank’s outlet is threaded for a garden hose, so we just stuck a brass valve and 4″ hose piece on it.The missing star is for three small reasons. It could be a little bigger, but it’s really likely fine for normal people – we just compost EVERYTHING. We keep this and a large composter busy all the time but still end up throwing stuff away. Guess we need another one… The bin openings are a little small compared to other designs, so we had to get a new kitchen scrap bin. But it fits a small shovel perfectly, and it’s tougher than a lot of polypropylene and steel bins, so it’s easier to get the good stuff out without poking a hole in the far end. And two of the three handles catch rainwater or (ugh) compost tea, making it a tad messy to turn.But it makes great compost. And that’s what it’s all about. Get one.
Mike Ferguson –
Constantly making compost.
The dual chambers allow you fill one side for several months and then allow it to compost while you fill the other side. By the time the first side is ready to use, the second side is ready to let rest and finish composting without adding any new material. Just keep this routine with one side finishing while you add to the other, then rinse and repeat. It rolls easily to turn the compost.
Donna –
Expensive but tumbler and double worth itThe openings for compost is quite small had to buy a small shovel to fit and it was hard to findHad it six months and comost ready already
Liliane –
Easy to turn over, to mix compost.Easy to open lids (screw on – not slide)Can open winter and summer.
Harliegh Olson –
Unlike elevated drum composters that often turn with some flimsy handle and cog mechanism this one simply sits on wheels on the base. Therefore you won’t have to try and repair/replace a handle or cog that has broken. However, I would recommend elevating the composter base with a stand so that you will be able to use the drain plug for the compost tea collector in the base. It definitely works as advertised and the dual drum feature allows one batch to finish while you’re loading the other half. Definitely the best bang for the buck.
Gayla Smith –
arrived before date good quality
l –
My tumbling composter has broken already! I have had it for less than a month. I have partially filled one side with a batch of food scraps. I went to put more food scraps in and found the silver ring around the opening of the empty side had burst off. The metal pegs securing it to the composter popped out. Now, the lid won’t seal securely so I cannot use the left side. There was no misuse or abuse that could have caused it to happen; it has been simply sitting with some food scraps in one side. Sending it back would be messy because the box has already been recycled and the right side is full of food scraps and the base is full of compost tea. I would like a replacement composter. Thank you.