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Table of Contents
- 1 Safety Information
- 2 General Safety and Care Instructions
- 3 Composting Information and Tips
- 4 Basic Nitrogen/Carbon Chart
- 5 Ingredients to Avoid
- 6 Troubleshooting
- 7 Some Tips and Tricks
- 8 When and How to Use Compost
- 9 Location for the Tumbling Composter
- 10 Assembly
- 11 Tumbling Composter Parts
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Tumbling Composter
18.5/28 Gallons (70/105 Liter)
Description - Features - Composting
28 Gallons Model
Assembly Instructions
www.dfomer.com/Tumbling-Composter-70L-Assembly
Owner's Manual
Assembly Instructions
18.5 Gallons Model
Miracle-Gro® is a registered
trademark of OMS investments, Inc.
and is used under license.
Questions? Call
720-584-0278
www.dfomer.com
www.miraclegro.com
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- Page 1 Tumbling Composter 18.5/28 Gallons (70/105 Liter) Owner’s Manual Description - Features - Composting Assembly Instructions 28 Gallons Model 18.5 Gallons Model Miracle-Gro® is a registered trademark of OMS investments, Inc. and is used under license. Questions? Call 720-584-0278 Assembly Instructions www.dfomer.com www.miraclegro.com...
- Page 2 Tumbling Composter Owner’s Manual WARNINGS • Do not exceed maximum weight of: for 28 Gallons Model - 70 Lbs (32 kg). for 18.5 Gallons Model - 45 Lbs (20 kg) • Not intended for storage of flammable or caustic chemicals. •...
- Page 3 COMPOSTING INFORMATION AND TIPS! The Tumbling Composter contains a mechanism with rods or fins that mixes and breaks up larger clusters to activate and “fasten” the decomposing process. Such composters are able to reach a temperature of more than 140°F (60°C). In order for compost to be efficient, it requires a correct mixture ratio of “brown” (carbon) and “green”...
- Page 4 Nitrogen - "Green" ingredients range from lawn clippings and green leaves to manures and garden trimmings and are all ideal sources of nitrogen for composting. The same can be said of kitchen waste, such as vegetable and fruit leftovers, which also generate nitrogen. Kitchen waste can be kept in a plastic container under the sink and should be cut up into smaller pieces before adding them to the composter.
- Page 5 MATERIAL CARBON/ INFO NITROGEN Garden plants Nitrogen Use disease-free plants only. Lawn & garden weeds Nitrogen Only use weeds which have not gone to seed. Flowers, cuttings Nitrogen Chop up any long woody stems. Seaweed and kelp Nitrogen Rinse first; good source for trace minerals. Eggshells Neutral Best when crushed.
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Page 6: Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING SYMPTOM PROBLEM(S) SOLUTION(S) Odour Too much nitrogen Mix in “brown” material and rotate tumbler Too much moisture Lack of oxygen The Mixture Does Not Heat Lack of nitrogen Mix in “brown” material and rotate tumbler Lack of oxygen Rotate tumbler Lack of humidity Humidify mix Too much humidity... - Page 7 WHEN AND HOW TO USE COMPOST Garden fertiliser and Soil Building - Compost can be used throughout the season as a garden fertiliser. Simply side dress vegetables and flowers for a slow-release food source and improved disease prevention. Till in compost in spring and fall to improve tilth, increase fertility and aid in water retention for sandy soils or water drainage for clay soils.
- Page 8 ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS Tools Required: Phillips Screwdriver 28 Gallons Model 18.5 Gallons Model Tumbling composter parts:...
- Page 9 Assembly Instructions Questions? Call 720-584-0278 www.dfomer.com/Tumbling-Composter-70L-Assembly The first Panel with Part C "Miracle Gro" sticker Part F DOWN for 18.5 Gallon only Part G Part G Part A Part B Part A...
- Page 10 Assembly Instructions Questions? Call 720-584-0278 www.dfomer.com/Tumbling-Composter-70L-Assembly Part L Part L Part M Part D Part H Part D Part H Part I Part K Part E Part J...
- Page 11 Assembly Instructions Questions? Call 720-584-0278 www.dfomer.com/Tumbling-Composter-70L-Assembly 28 Gallons Model 18.5 Gallons Model...
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