What is a Compost Mixer?
A compost mixer combines and aerates compost materials, such as kitchen scraps and yard waste, for faster conversion into nutrient rich soil. The biggest advantage to using a mixer is that it breaks up chunks of material that may become odoriferous in the pile. The compost mixer comes in four basic styles; center axle-mounted drums, base-mounted rolling drums, rolling spheres and crank-operated drums. The type of compost tumbler a person chooses to use is dependent upon what he intends to do with the compost. Each one has its advantages and disadvantages. The center-axle mounted drum tumbler rests on a frame slightly above the ground. It mixes the compost as it rotates around a center axis. Operating this compost mixer requires a person to simply spin it. The advantage to this mixer is that it is easy to operate. The disadvantage is that the mixer sits so low to the ground it is nearly impossible to empty the compost into a wheelbarrow for transporting to the garden. Base-mounted rolli
