Thanks, Chris and Ernie! 99 $139.99 $139.99 If you have the right balance of nitrogen rich green material and carbon rich brown material - in other words a Carbon Nitrogen ratio of about 25 - there is at least some hope that you will succeed. If I let it "cook" for a longer time will the balls turn into crumbly compost? A compost tumbler is a closed system, and one you are hoping is going to churn out finished compost in 2 or 3 weeks. I have had it in the composter for about 10 weeks and wonder if it's "done". It takes more than 2 weeks but if kept turned, which I forget to do, it rots very quickly – a couple of months. By far, the most common tumbler style is a horizontally-mounted barrel design. Turning the compost is so much easier than turning a pile with a garden fork. Otherwise, you can break any balls larger than 1 inch diameter apart. EJWOX Large Composting Tumbler - Dual Rotating Outdoor Garden Compost Bin, BPA Free/Easy Turn/Enough Height/Heavy Duty Capacity Composter(43 Gallon,Black) 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,523 $99.99 $ 99 . Re: Huge dirt balls form in my composter, what's wrong [Re: morrisdancer] #598365 03/24/10 06:12 PM … What would be the purpose of adding soil? Some are round, some have multiple sides. Pictured is a vertical vs. horizontal barrel design. It’s the oxygen that does it. Also guessing that those tumblers probably don't have the ability for the compost to evaporate moisture from grass clippings, add to that condensation formed inside the tumbler from sitting in the sun (but sun is GOOD!). Hugs, Holly It will not provide fluff, or a carbon source to offset the high nitrogen that appears to be present. If the appearance of the finished product is not important to you, you can leave the balls in the drum. Hi Rosanne - YAY Fellow composter!!! Some rest on a … Also how we DIY'ed building our compost bin. Liz. From the research I've done in the archives of these forums, I think I have too much green stuff. They will not affect the final product. Various types of compost tumblers. Hope this all helps and happy composting! Many have molded or indented handholds to use for turning the compost, although a few rare ones have special handles. I have a “compost ball” tumbler that can be filled will grass clippings, leaves, and kitchen waste – even some paper and cardboard – and rolled around the yard. I've been using a tumbler composter and both batches I have made have turned out tennis ball-sized balls of compost. toxcrusadr Greener Thumb Posts: 969 Joined: Thu Sep 09, 2010 8 :50 pm Location: MO. Melon in the compost attracts black soldier fly maggots and they can turn a compost into a large mud ball. There are balls forming in my drum Balls form as a result of using grass in your ComposTumbler. 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