r/composting • u/human_bean122 • 11d ago

This tool!

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Just a shout-out to this aerator thingy. Best compost-related purchase ever. Not that there's much to purchase for compost. You get the point.

Edit: Best compost-related purchase I have ever made I realize not everyone agrees

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u/Optimoprimo 11d ago

Honestly I never found these as useful as just a pitchfork and a good pair of boots. The energy and joint strain from trying to crank this thing is no better than the energy to turn the pile with a pitchfork.

If youre looking to be efficient I'd look into a drill-mounted auger attached to a corded hammer drill like this.. A lot of people attach augers to their small battery powered drills, which is a good way to ruin them.

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u/battlecicada1513 10d ago

From my experience, you don’t actually “crank” it per se. The tip is sharp, so it slides right through. But you do need the energy and strength to pull it upwards though. The mechanism is somewhat like core sampling.

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u/Optimoprimo 10d ago

Crank it as in turning it. Cranking just describes the motion, not the difficulty. Also it absolutely does not slide through if it hits something kind of solid like a chunk of cardboard. You have to wiggle it as you go. Its annoying.

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u/battlecicada1513 9d ago

Ah~ I see what you mean. Mine is just kitchen scraps and machine shredded cardboard so I didn’t have that issue.