Wood pellets or Sawdust?

I’ve been looking thru internet, reading blogs about what to use with your kitchen waste in your tumbler, it feels like people haven’t really heard about putting wood pellets into their tumblers. I haven’t tried to use saw dust in my tumbler since Niklas told me that pellets are better, but I would like to try it just so that I can contribute to the discussion about wood pellets vs. sawdust. It would be interesting to hear from someone who tried both of the different supplements and what they think about it.

So far I’m still in the process of filling my compost and I wonder if I might have a little too big tumbler for my needs. It’s not really a big problem but I’m excited to see how my compost dirt is going to look like. I must say, I haven’t really paid any attention to it the last week since I’ve been working with other stuff but when I did look at it today it was going good, the temperature are high and the process is working good. I wish I can get some time off so that I can go to the store and buy myself something to measure the heat in my compost tumbler. Next time I write, maybe I can say how hot it is inside my tumbler.    

Week Four, It's getting hot!

As mentioned in a previous entry, I had issues with having fruit flies in my JK 270. A couple of days ago, I realized that they had returned. Niklas told me that the waste begins breaking down into compost on the outer parts of the mixture before it does in the center, which is why it is designed to rotate. Because I wanted to try to agitate the flies, I took a plastic hand spade and mixed the compost even more. At the center of the mixture, it was a little dry. So I poured about 3 ounces of warm water into the mixture (being careful not to pour in too much). I then closed the lid, rotated the bin a few times and left it to go to work.

Two days later, I went to put some more kitchen waste into the JK 270. The moment I opened it, I realized that something was a little bit different than last time. The inside was hot. I thought a about two weeks ago that it was warm, but this time, it was actually HOT! This has really started to become interesting. It's not just a hobby or something that is good for the environment for me anymore. I even thought about buying a thermometer to see how warm it gets in there. So stay posted, I’ll report back on that next time. The flies aren’t having a party inside of my JK 270 anymore, in fact, they’re gone!