"Rube *composting* Goldberg" wrote:

Thanks Guys, luv the idea of the compost tumbler

Compost tumblers don't work hardly at all and don't last hardly at
all... I've never seen one made sturdy enough to support more than
fifty pounds, which in the realm of damp organic matter is a mere
handful... a nice gimmick for those into contraptions. To properly
compost organic matter *MUST* be in contact with the ground so the
creepy crawlies can do their thing. Suspended in space the best you
can hope for is odiferous fermentation, by adding so-called
accelerators the fermentation is speeded up and so you make sludge
(think sewage treatment plant). Adding worms simply cooks the
worms... worms *must* be able to return to the earth at will or
they'll cook; woimacide!